The Success of India's Democracy (Contemporary South Asia, Series Number 6)

How Has Democracy Taken Root In India In The Face Of A Low-income Economy, Poverty, Illiteracy And Ethnic Diversity? Atul Kohli Brings Together Leading Scholars Of Indian Politics To Explore This Intriguing Anomaly. Themes Addressed Include Politics, Ethnicity, Federalism, Caste, Poverty, And Hindu Nationalism. This Is A Tightly Conceived Volume On An Important And Controversial Topic, Which Will Be As Useful In The Classroom As It Will Be For Professionals And General Readers. It Is A Book For Anyone Who Wants To Learn More About The World's Largest Democracy.--jacket. Indian Democracy : The Historical Inheritance / Sumit Sarkar -- India's Federal Design And Multicultural National Construction / Jyotirindra Dasgupta -- Center-state Relations / James Manor -- Making Local Government Work : Local Elites, Panchayati Raj And Governance In India / Subrata K. Mitra -- Redoing The Constitutional Design : From An Interventionist To A Regulatory State / Lloyd I. Rudolph And Susanne Hoeber Rudolph -- The Dialectics Of Hindu Nationalism / Amrita Basu -- The Struggle For Equality : Caste In Indian Politics / Myron Weiner -- Sharing The Spoils : Group Equity, Development, And Democracy / Pranab Bardhan -- Social Movement Politics In India : Institutions, Interests, And Identities / Mary Katzenstein, Smitu Kothari, And Uday Mehta. Edited By Atul Kohli. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 270-286) And Index.