The Success of India's DemocracyAtul Kohli How has democracy taken root in India in the face of a low-income economy, poverty, illiteracy and ethnic diversity? Atul Kohli brings together leading scholars of Indian politics to explore this intriguing anomaly. Themes addressed include politics, ethnicity, federalism, caste, poverty, and Hindu nationalism. This is a tightly conceived volume on an important and controversial topic, which will be as useful in the classroom as it will be for professionals and general readers. It is a book for anyone who wants to learn more about the world's largest democracy. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Historical origins | 21 |
Indian democracy the historical inheritance | 23 |
Political institutions and democratic consolidation | 47 |
Indias federal design and multicultural national construction | 49 |
Centerstate relations | 78 |
Making local government work local elites panchayati raj and governance in India | 103 |
Redoing the constitutional design from an interventionist to a regulatory state | 127 |
The dialectics of Hindu nationalism | 163 |
Social demands and democratic deepening | 191 |
The struggle for equality caste in Indian politics | 193 |
Sharing the spoils group equity development and democracy | 226 |
Social movement politics in India institutions interests and identities | 242 |
Bibliography | 270 |
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