The Government and Politics of India

ISBN-13: 9780333591888 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 416 str.

Ramesh Thakur

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.