Social Transformation of An Island Nation: Development Wonder in Mauritius
Mehta, Rani & Mehta, S.R.
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Book ID : 36029
ISBN-10 : 81-7835-811-5 / 8178358115
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7835-811-6 / 9788178358116
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2010
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
256p., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
In the development small island states (their number is 43 out of the total number of 191 states as members of the United Nations), there are inherent structural impediments. Mainly due to the legacy of the colonial regimes. Their potential resources were exploited by the colonists leaving them high and dry. Mauritius is one such nation that witnessed slavery and exploitation for more than 100 years and after a long sustained struggle by the political leaders, it could attain independence from the British on March 12, 1968. This macro-level study based on documentary evidences, researches and observations made on different aspects of change and continuity of the socio-cultural life of the people, and through interaction with the key informants, is an attempt to analyze the dynamics of development, focusing on social transformational changes resulting in generating a sort of developmental wonder in this island nation since its Independence.
