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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785164103321

Autore

Oldenburg Philip

Titolo

India, Pakistan, and democracy : solving the puzzle of divergent paths / / Philip Oldenburg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-93929-6

1-136-93930-X

1-282-78144-8

9786612781445

0-203-84715-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Disciplina

320.954

Soggetti

Democracy - India

Democracy - Pakistan

Democratization - India

Democratization - Pakistan

India Politics and government 1947-

Pakistan Politics and government

India Colonial influence

Pakistan Colonial influence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Why India is a democracy and Pakistan is not (yet?) a democracy; Part I: The first thirty years of independence; 2 Inheritances of colonial rule; 3 Politicians and bureaucrats in the first years of independence; 4 Institutionalizing democracy; 5 Who (really) governs?; Part II: From 1977 to the present; 6 1977 as a turning point?; 7 Religion as an explanation; 8 External influences; 9 Clearly diverging paths; 10 Prospects for path convergence in the next decades; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The question of why some countries have democratic regimes and others do not is a significant issue in comparative politics. This book



looks at India and Pakistan, two countries with clearly contrasting political regime histories, and presents an argument on why India is a democracy and Pakistan is not. Focusing on the specificities and the nuances of each state system, the author examines in detail the balance of authority and power between popular or elected politicians and the state apparatus through substantial historical analysis.India and Pakistan are both large, multi-religiou