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Title:

The state of India's democracy / edited by Sumit Ganguly, Larry Diamond, and Marc F. Plattner.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xxvii, 231 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Democracy--India.
Civil society--India.
India--Politics and government--1947-
Démocratie--Inde.
Société civile--Inde.
Inde--Politique et gouvernement--1947-
Democratie.
India.

Other Authors:

Ganguly, Sumit.
Diamond, Larry Jay.
Plattner, Marc F., 1945-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Politics -- Parties and the party system, 1947-2006 / M.V. Rajeev Gowda and E. Sridharan -- Reading the election results / Steven I. Wilkinson -- Democracy and ethnic conflict / Rajat Ganguly -- Caste and the rise of marginalized groups / Christophe Jaffrelot -- The state -- Federalism's success / Subrata K. Mitra -- The rise of judicial sovereignty / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- Police agencies and coercive power / Arvind Verma -- Society -- The role of civil society / Niraja Gopal Jaya -- Civil society versus corruption / Rob Jenkins -- Breaking news : the media revolution / Praveen Swami -- The economy -- Economic growth and political accommodation / Aseema Sinha -- The state of the states / Sunila S. Kale.

Series:

A Journal of democracy book

ISBN:

0801887917 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801887918 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0801887909 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801887901 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007018293

Locations:

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)