Synopses & Reviews
This text provides an ideal case for comparative government classes as well as classes on the government and politics of South Asia. While designed for introductory course, it is also appropriate for courses in Indian politics. India discusses elections, structure, and other governmental issues within an historical context. The new edition has been designed to look back on the successes and failures of the past 50 years of Indian's experience with democracy, markets, development and rising power status in Asia.
Synopsis
This case study discusses structural, electoral, and other governmental issues of India within an historical context. The new edition has been designed to look back on the successes and failures of the past 50 years of India's experience with democracy, markets, development and rising power status in Asia.
Description
Includes bibliographical references and index. "Research guide": p. 364-377.
About the Author
Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. is the Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Departments of Government and Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a specialist in comparative politics, with an area focus on the domestic and international politics of South Asia. Working principally in India, he has conducted research on a wide range of topics, including ethnic/linguistic conflict, social movements, and politics and social change. In addition INDIA: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN A DEVELOPING NATION, first published in 1970, his books include THE DRAVIDIAN MOVEMENT; THE NADARS OF TAMILNAD: THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF A COMMUNITY IN CHANGE; INDIA UNDER PRESSURE: PROSPECTS FOR POLITICAL STABILITY; AND ESSAYS IN THE POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF SOUTH INDIA. His most recent book, though not in political science, addresses his long interest in India: A PORTRAIT OF THE HINDUS: BALTHAZAR SOLVYNSandTHE EUROPEAN IMAGE OF INDIA 1760-1824. Professor Hardgrave is senior policy adviser on South Asia for Political Risk Services, Inc., and has served as a consultant on South Asia for the U.S. Department of State.Stanley A. Kochanek is a professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University. He has had extensive field experience in India as a Senior Fulbright Fellow and a research fellow of the American Institute of Indian Studies. He has published several books and numerous research articles on the politics of South Asia and is primarily interested in the role of political parties and interest groups in political systems.
Table of Contents
1. The Globalization of the Development Challenge. 2. The Legacies of National History. 3. The Framework: Institutions of Governance. 4. The Challenge of Federalism. 5. Interest Politics in India. 6. Parties and Politics. 7. Elections and Political Behavior. 8. Policy and Performance: The Politics of Development. 9. Policy and Performance: The International Context.