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M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMESTER SYSTEM) SYLLABUS 35Option (c) : POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAINSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS AND CANDIDATES :(i)(ii)The theory question paper will be of 80 marks and 20 marks will be for internal assessment.For private candidates, who have not been assessed earlier for internal assessment, the marks securedby them in theory paper will proportionately be increased to maximum marks of the paper in lieu ofinternal assessment.The paper setter must put note (ii) in the question paper.The syllabus has been divided into four units.There shall be 9 questions in all. The first question is compulsory and shall be short answer typecontaining 15 short questions spread over the whole syllabus to be answered in about 25 to 30 words each.The candidates are required to attempt any 10 short answer type questions carrying 20 marks i.e. 2 marksfor each. Rest of the paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions, and the candidatesshall be given internal choice of attempting one question from each Unit – 4 in all. Each question will carry15 marks.Objectives : This paper attempts to understand development issues and problems in India with reference totheoretical advances in development studies.Unit-IDevelopment, meaning and changing conceptions.Economic growth.Human development.Sustainable development.Unit-IITheory of the Developmentalist State.Impact of Development on the Political Process.Development Strategies and State Policies in India – Priorities, Strategies, Target Groups.Unit-IIISocio-Economic Problems and Developmental Issues in India.Poverty, Social Backwardness and Disparities.Displacement, Resettlement and Environmental degradation.Unit-IVDemocratic decentralization and development in India.Developmental Interventions, Non Governmental Initiatives and Empowerment.Globalization, Changing Policies, Strategies and their implications in India.Readings :1. Bardhan, Pranab, 1984, The Political Economy of Development in India, New York, Blackwell.2. Jalan, Bimal (ed.) 1992, The Indian Economy : Problems and Prospects, New Delhi,Viking.