The Government and Politics of India

by Ramesh Thakur

Overview

The Government and Politics of India provides a clear and concise account of the contemporary Indian political system. It explains the historical legacies that have shaped the structures of Indian government and influenced the patterns of its politics. It describes the network of Indian institutions at federal and provincial level. It 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333591888
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/24/1995
Series:	Comparative Government and Politics , #19
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.92(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Indian Mosaic Constitutional
Government Federalism
The President Prime Minister and Cabinet Parliament
The Bureaucracy
The Security Services Party
Politics Electoral Politics Development
Theories and the India's Record
India as a Liberal-Democratic State.

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'...[A] mainstream political science text...[and] a useful reference book...[which] confronts and challenges the generalised sterotypes which structure the outsider's vision of India...For anyone interested in both the formal structures and complex nuances of contemporary Indian politics this is a welcome addition to the existing literature.' - Kate Currie, Journal of Contemporary Asia