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Government and politics of India / Ramesh Thakur.
Author
Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1995.
Description
xv, 395 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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JQ231 .T43 1995b
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India
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Politics and government
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1947-
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Series
Comparative government and politics
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Summary note
"India, with its 900 million inhabitants, is the world's most populous democracy whose success in sustaining its democratic institution in the face of deep internal division and cleavages makes it of special interest to the student of comparative politics." "Ramesh Thakur's new text provides a lively and up-to-date introduction to the government and politics of India, and offers a wealth of empirical detail combined with sophisticated critical analysis. It explains the historical legacies that have shaped the structures of Indian government and influenced patterns of politics. The author describes the network of Indian institutions at federal and provincial level and conveys a sense of where power is located, how it is used and the constraints on its exercise. Special attention is devoted to caste, religion and regionalism in Indian society and to the nature of democratic politics in relation to third world development."--Jacket
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Indian Mosaic
Constitutional Government
Federalism
The President
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Parliament
The Bureacracy
The Security Services
Party Politics
Electoral Politics
Development Theories and the India's Record
India as a Liberal
Democratic State.
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ISBN
0333591879
9780333591871
0333591887 ((pbk.))
9780333591888 ((pbk.))
OCLC
32991477
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