Democracy without associations : transformation of the party system and social cleavages in India / / Pradeep K. Chhibber

• Autore: Chhibber Pradeep K. <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 pages)
• Disciplina: 324.253
• Soggetto topico: Political parties - India
• Soggetto geografico: India Politics and government 1977-
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-274) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. State Structures, Associational Life, and the Social Basis of Party Systems; 2. Central, State, and Local Governments in India; 3. Electoral Laws, Associations, and the Organization of the Catchall Congress Party; 4. Electoral Competition and the Growth of Central Intervention in the States; 5. Building Coalitions in the Indian States; 6. From a Catchall to a Cleavage-Based Party System in an Indian State: Uttar Pradesh; 7. State Policy, Party Politics, and the Rise of the BJP ; 8. The Centrality of Parties to Indian Politics: The Politics of Economic Reform and Collective Violence; 9. Forming Links between Social Cleavages and Party Systems: Algeria and Spain; 10. Conclusion: Rethinking Party Systems and Social Cleavages; Appendixes; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A demonstration of how political parties and state policy can make some social divisions more salient than others
• Titolo autorizzato: Democracy without associations
• ISBN: 1-282-60472-4; 9786612604720; 0-472-02396-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785301003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.