Constrained Expertise in India and China: Knowledge and Power in Policymaking (1) (Politics and International Relations in Asia)

By: Mark W. Frazier and Mahajan Manjari

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Synopsis: Constrained Expertise in India and China explores what kinds of knowledge and knowledge purveyors get mobilized and privileged, and what gets sidelined in policymaking in India and China. Through its detailed empirical studies in both countries, the volume illuminates a trend of increasing concentration of political authority which has frequently demanded that experts be aligned with the central government’s agenda. Spaces are shrinking for divergent and oppositional viewpoints, whether these come from the bureaucracy, academia, think tanks, or NGOs. The declining autonomy of experts has been exacerbated by institutional structures, since knowledge purveyors that directly contribute to policymaking typically have been embedded within bureaucracies or otherwise dependent on the state rather than occupying independent bases. Both countries face the challenge of how to build and sustain ecosystems of heterogeneous experts that are not simply echo chambers of executive authority. The edited collection represents a pathbreaking contribution to the study of expertise and governance in India and China.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 286 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040785997
Related ISBNs:: 9781040779972, 9781003693055, 9789048562794
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/22/25
Copyrighted By:: Authors / Taylor & Francis Group
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Technology, Medicine, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Manjari Mahajan
Edited by:: Mark Frazier