Government and politics of India / Ramesh Thakur.

Author
Thakur, Ramesh, 1948- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1995.
Description
xv, 395 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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    Comparative government and politics [More in this series]
    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
    Bibliographic references
    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.
    ISBN
    • 0333591879
    • 9780333591871
    • 0333591887 ((pbk.))
    • 9780333591888 ((pbk.))
    OCLC
    32991477
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