TY - BOOK AU - Wignaraja, Ponna. AU - Sirivardana, Susil. AU - Hussain, Akmal. TI - Economic democracy through pro-poor growth SN - 9788178298498 (hard back) AV - 338.954 WIG U1 - 338.954 PY - 2009/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE KW - Poor KW - Government policy KW - Asia, South KW - Democratization N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- The point of departure : Understanding the reality, constructive dissent and moving from lessons on the ground to sustainable policy / Ponna Wignaraja -- Evolution of the macro micro pro poor strategy / Ponna Wignaraja -- The core methodology with the poor as subjects -- Introduction -- Some conceptual and methodological issues / Ponna Wignaraja -- Knowledge, power and action : the role of participatory action research / L. Sheth -- Participatory development praxis in Pakistan's punjab : a case study / Akmal Hussain -- Social mobilization and keeping the people's surplus in people's hands / Susil Sirivardana -- Strengthening the base through participatory democracy for transition to sustainability / Shrikrishna Upadhyay -- Sensitization and training of facilitators through praxis and par -- Introduction -- An illustrative case study of experiential learning and deep immersion training -- Making the macro framework pro-poor : a strategic agenda -- Towards a new socialistic pattern and the welfare model in Kerala, India / Madhu Subramanian -- Poverty, power and local government in Pakistan / Akmal Hussain and Savail Hussain -- Values, development with equity and democracy : the dynamics in Bangladesh / Shaikh Maqsood Ali ER -