03169nam 22005175 450 991015741090332120230810001607.010.12987/9780300224993(CKB)3710000000984171(MiAaPQ)EBC4773633(StDuBDS)EDZ0001661671(DE-B1597)486091(OCoLC)967392315(DE-B1597)9780300224993(EXLCZ)99371000000098417120190920d2017 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAscending India and Its State Capacity Extraction, Violence, and Legitimacy /William R. Thompson, Sumit GangulyNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2017]©20171 online resource (349 pages)Includes index.0-300-21592-4 0-300-22499-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Indian State's Capacity to Get Things Done -- 2. Ascending Major Powers -- State Capacity -- 3. Conceptualizing and Measuring State Strength -- 4. Extraction and Legitimacy -- 5. Violence Monopoly -- State-Capacity Corollaries -- 6. The Economy -- 7. Infrastructure -- 8. Inequality -- 9. Democratic Institutions -- 10. Grand Strategy -- 11. Defense and Security Policies -- Summary and Conclusion -- 12. Ascending India-Its State-Capacity Problems and Prospects -- Notes -- IndexA comprehensive and revealing account of the ongoing struggles and instability of India's political and economic institutions India's ascent as a formidable power on the world stage and its geopolitical ramifications have received much attention in recent years. This comprehensive study by Sumit Ganguly and William Thompson, two highly distinguished scholars of political science and international relations, delves into the intricate inner workings of this great Asian nation to reveal an Indian state struggling to maintain national security, domestic order, and steady fiscal growth despite weaknesses in its economic and political institutions. The authors' sobering account questions India's perceived strengths and domestic and foreign policy initiatives, while focusing on the South Asian giant's infrastructural and economic growth problems, opposition to reform, and other important hurdles the nation has faced and will continue to face over the coming decade and beyond.National securityIndiaHISTORY / Modern / 21st CenturybisacshIndiaPolitics and government21st centuryIndiaForeign relations21st centuryNational securityHISTORY / Modern / 21st Century.320.954Ganguly Sumit, 598193Thompson William R., DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910157410903321Ascending India and Its State Capacity2886647UNINA