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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459277303321

Titolo

Indian democracy : problems and prospects / / edited by Sharmila Mitra Deb and M. Manisha [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Anthem Press, , 2009

ISBN

1-283-37876-0

9786613378767

1-84331-813-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxi, 222 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anthem South Asian studies

Disciplina

342.5029

Soggetti

Democracy - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Reconstructing democratic concerns in India -- Are we ready for democracy? A few observations -- Democracy and poverty in India -- Democracy and federalism in India: two episodes and a set of questions -- India's coalition future? -- How democratic is our Parliament? Elite representations and functional efficiency of Lok Sabha -- Democracy's Janus face: a review of elections in post-independence India* -- The nature of the opposition in India's parliamentary democracy -- Restyling democracy? Mainstream media and public space vis-à-vis Indian television -- The poor working women: the Achilles heel of Indian democracy -- a profile of the maidservant from the bustees of Kolkata -- How is democracy in South Asia? A comparison of the elite and the mass attitudes.

Sommario/riassunto

‘Indian Democracy’ is an attempt to understand the development of democratic polity in India.