Globalization and Social Justice : Perspectives, Challenges and
Praxis/edited by P.G. Jogdand, Prashant P. Bansode and N.G. Meshram. New
Delhi, Rawat Pub., 2008, xviii, 318 p., ISBN 81-316-0212-5.
Globalization and Social Justice : Perspectives, Challenges and
Praxis/edited by P.G. Jogdand, Prashant P. Bansode and N.G. Meshram. New
Delhi, Rawat Pub., 2008, xviii, 318 p., ISBN 81-316-0212-5.
Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgements. List of contributors. Introduction/P.G. Jogdand and Prashant P. Bansode. I. Perspectives on social justice: 1. The simple-complex debate in theorizing social justice/C. Upendra. 2. Working backwards to social justice through equality and citizenship: situating India/T.K. Oommen. 3. Distributive justice and community: liberal, communitarian and Ambedkarian perspectives/Kanchana Mahadevan. 4. Babasaheb Ambedkar: conceptualisation and operationalization of social justice/Vivek Kumar. II. Social justice: issues and challenges: 5. Globalization, Dalits and social justice/J.V. Raghavendra Rao. 6. Principles of social justice in Indian polity: a critical view in the context of globalization/Sudhakar S. Gaikwad. 7. The Dalit Movement and Marxism: synergy or tension between social and global justice?/Aakash Singh Rathore. 8. Constitutional dimensions of social justice in the era of globalisation/Suresh Mane. III. Social justice praxis: 9. A critical study of corporate sector philanthropy for social justice: a case of Mumbai/P.G. Jogdand and Prashant P. Bansode. 10. Rural poor, wage employment programmes and social justice/Sanjay Savale. 11. Social injustice and psychological intervention/Gautam Gawali. IV. Religion and social justice: 12. Religions and social justice in India/N.G. Meshram. 13. Social justice in Islam/Zaheer Ali. Index.
"Globalization has not only affected all aspects of human life but also influenced the social institutions to a great extend. It operates in an uneven and unequal manner. The neo-liberal economy, i.e., liberalization, privatization and globalization, has further compounded the unevenness and inequality in society. The small minority of world's population holds maximum resources and majority of people are grappled in poverty.
The state, as an institution, guarantees social welfare and social justice to the marginalized groups but globalization has not only threatened it but also made it weak. It has now retreated back from its welfare role. In the contemporary context social justice agenda is taken over by non-state organizations that is critical. The older theories of social justice, which are either inadequate or inapplicable, today cannot cover the new developments that have taken place in the era of globalization and therefore they have to be reviewed, specifically in Indian context.
Dr. Ambedkar was the champion of social justice in India. He not only strived for social liberation of Dalits but also built a just society by embedding principles of liberty, inequality and fraternity in the Preamble of the Constitution of India. His perspective for social justice is relevant in this context.
Against this backdrop, the book brings out theories and various perspectives on social justice specific to Indian context, issues and challenges for social justice conceptualization in the era of globalization, understanding the praxis of social justice in India and examines the role of religion in social justice." (jacket)