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The Government and Politics of India

  • Textbook
  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Ramesh Thakur
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Part of the book series: Comparative Government and Politics (CGP)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Indian Mosaic

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 1-36

  3. Constitutional Government

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 37-67

  4. Federalism

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 68-100

  5. The President

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 101-120

  6. Prime Minister and Cabinet

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 121-137

  7. Parliament

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 138-158

  8. The Bureaucracy

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 159-182

  9. The Security Services

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 183-219

  10. Party Politics

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 220-256

  11. Electoral Politics

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 257-288

  12. Development Theories and India’s Record

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 289-325

  13. India as a Liberal-Democratic State

    • Ramesh Thakur
    Pages 326-351

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 352-395
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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.

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