State Formation and Radical Democracy in India analyzes one of the most important cases of developmental change in the twentieth century, namely, Kerala in southern India and begs the question of whether insurgency among the marginalized poor can use formal representative democracy to create better life chances. Going back to pre-independence, colonial India, Manali Desai takes a long historical view of Kerala and compares it with the state of West Bengal, which like Kerala has been ruled by leftists but has not had the same degree of success in raising equal access to welfare, literacy,...
State Formation and Radical Democracy in India analyzes one of the most important cases of developmental change in the twentieth century, namely, K...
This is an analysis of one of the important cases of developmental change in the 20th century, namely, Kerala in southern India, and addresses the question of whether insurgency among the marginalized poor can use representative democracy to create better life chances.
This is an analysis of one of the important cases of developmental change in the 20th century, namely, Kerala in southern India, and addresses the que...
Going against the prevailing notion that political parties mirror divisions in society, Building Blocs argues that some parties actively structure those divisions. Using international case studies and Gramscian social theory, this volume demonstrates that political articulation is not the work of ambitious politicians or of the state, but primarily of parties. With one foot in society they also control the system of nominations, appointments, and elections-and as a consequence, the resources of state power.
Going against the prevailing notion that political parties mirror divisions in society, Building Blocs argues that some parties actively struct...
Going against the prevailing notion that political parties mirror divisions in society, Building Blocs argues that some parties actively structure those divisions. Using international case studies and Gramscian social theory, this volume demonstrates that political articulation is not the work of ambitious politicians or of the state, but primarily of parties. With one foot in society they also control the system of nominations, appointments, and elections-and as a consequence, the resources of state power.
Going against the prevailing notion that political parties mirror divisions in society, Building Blocs argues that some parties actively struct...
