03463oam 2200781I 450 991045977120332120200520144314.01-136-93930-X1-282-78144-897866127814450-203-84715-610.4324/9780203847152 (CKB)2670000000044260(EBL)557311(OCoLC)664551632(SSID)ssj0000420456(PQKBManifestationID)12189781(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000420456(PQKBWorkID)10392609(PQKB)10374917(SSID)ssj0000438097(PQKBManifestationID)12129422(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438097(PQKBWorkID)10452618(PQKB)11131434(MiAaPQ)EBC557311(Au-PeEL)EBL557311(CaPaEBR)ebr10416520(CaONFJC)MIL278144(OCoLC)671763075(EXLCZ)99267000000004426020180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIndia, Pakistan, and democracy solving the puzzle of divergent paths /Philip OldenburgLondon :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (284 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-78019-5 0-415-78018-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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-religiouDemocracyIndiaDemocracyPakistanDemocratizationIndiaDemocratizationPakistanIndiaPolitics and government1947-PakistanPolitics and governmentIndiaColonial influencePakistanColonial influenceElectronic books.DemocracyDemocracyDemocratizationDemocratization320.954Oldenburg Philip.919262MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459771203321India, Pakistan, and democracy2061753UNINA