Balancing democracy and globalisation: The role of the state in poverty alleviation in India

Abstract

Salim Lakha and Pradeep Taneja from the University of Melbourne discuss the objective of the state in reducing poverty in India and the importance of balancing in democracy and globalization. Contemporary globalization is cited both as offering immense opportunities and posing a fundamental threat to the nation-state and democratic governance. Under the country's democratic system of governance, pressures from various sources, including those denied the benefits of economic liberalization and globalization, ensured that the government responded with plans to directly address the problems of rural poverty and unemployment. Numerous poverty-reduction measures like rural employment programs and..