The word security has a military connotation and refers to the activities involved in protecting or defending a country, in which the State has a central role. This book argues that the State provides as well as threatens security, and that by broadening the concept of security to include both military ...
A compilation of papers, presented at the South Asia Economics Students' Meet, on the theme 'Economic Challenges to Make South Asia Free from Poverty and Deprivation'. They are divided into four sections: Accelerating Rural Growth and Empowering the Rural Poor; Investing in the Social Sector; Improving the Quality of Physical Infrastructure; and Accountability, Institutions and Economic Growth.