Re: [ZESTAlternative] Re: The middle class wants development backed by authoritarianism - Ashis Nandy Interview

2009-01-13 Thread Rajesh Desai
There is certainly much to be said about the ill-effects of the nation state.  Like what?? RD: Large nation states have  a tendency to become autocratic. Power and money flows to the center. Local issues, grassroots organizing withers.  Multi-nationals get the upper hand over citizens'

[ZESTAlternative] Re: The middle class wants development backed by authoritarianism - Ashis Nandy Interview

2009-01-08 Thread Rajesh
--- In ZESTAlternative@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Victor sys...@... wrote: Especially for 3rd world countries like India, without strong nationalistic feelings, each country will be overwhelmed by the Western powers and will soon find itself like Egypt or Jordan or Iraq - with quisling rulers