After the collapse of Soviet Union and its Marxist-Leninist economic and political model of development the Washington consensus inspired model of economic and political development popularly known as Globalization became the new mantra , the panacea to cure all societal ills, and the only option to raise global humanity from poverty, ill health, and political oppression. There is no doubt that it lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, however its many gains were not equally or even near equally distributed. Economic inequality, human rights suffered specially in China and several countries in Eastern Europe, environmental degradation, unemployment , unregulated and unbridled dominance by multinationals (mostly Western , Americans ) brought about unprecedented economic crisis and social fragmentation. These developments raised serious doubts and questions about the viability of globalization model. The "discontent with globalization" forced academics and policymakers to reevaluate other alternatives. The present anthology discusses some of these issues in a comparative context by presenting alternative models to Western unregulated free market Globalization model.
Chapter 1 Globalization, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and
Human Security
Chapter 2 Impact of Urban Development on Environment
Chapter 3 Do Women in Government Champion Development Friendly Regulations?
Chapter 4 Corporate Social Responsibility An Institutional Perspective
Chapter 5 Sustainable Human Development Poverty Reduction and the Elimination
and Inequality
Chapter 6 Women as Change Agents of Sustainable Development in South Asia
Chapter 7 Sustainable Development Goals: Integration of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) to Deliver Sustainable Development Goals
Myth Vs Evidence
Chapter 8 Waste Management as a Key Component of Sustainable Environment
Chapter 9 UJAMAA: An Alternative Model of Development
Chapter 10 Global Governance and Sustainable Development: Emerging Realities
and Perspectives
Sheila Rai is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and presently serving as Principal, St. Xavier's College, Jaipur has more than 35 years of teaching and research experience. She has also served as faculty for the University of Guelph, Canada, SANN International University, Nepal and for students from various European countries. With a PhD in Gandhian Philosophy she has supervised many doctoral theses and also published several books and research papers on subjects pertaining to Gandhian thought, Peace Studies and Contemporary Politics both in English and Hindi. Her other areas of specific interest are Indian Government and Politics, Gender, Indigenization and Development studies. Rai has completed Major Research Projects on 'Evolution of Article 370: An Analysis', 'Caste, Party and Ticket Distribution in Rajasthan, 1952 2004', 'Gandhian Paradigm: Quintessence of Real Development'. She is the Editor of Rajyashti- Journal of Social Sciences, (biannual journal) of Rajasthan Political Science Association, also has 6 books and 45 national and international research publications to her credit.
