Challenges to democracy in India

By:

Basrur, Rajesh M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2009 Oxford University Press New DelhiDescription: x,299 p. 23 cm; Hard BoundISBN:

978-0195698534

Subject(s):

Democracy Politics and government Social problems - India

Contents:

Some thoughts on Nehru's vision / Fali S. Nariman -- Two discourses on democracy in India / Valerian Rodrígues -- The state of Indian democracy / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- Indian democracy : a critique / Upendra Baxi -- The judiciary and Indian democracy / Rafique Dada -- The bureaucracy and India's democracy / Abid Husain -- Organized crime, corruption, and democracy / Jayaprakash Narayan -- Indian democracy and social inequalities / Zoya Hasan -- Social movements and democracy : the challenge of the anti-caste movement / Gail Omvedt -- Adivasis, Naxalites, and democracy / Ramachandra Guha -- Terrorism, security, and Indian democracy / V.R. Raghavan -- Education and democracy / Krishna Kumar -- Marketization of the economy and democracy / Dilip M. Nachane -- The mirror crack'd from side to side-- : are we becoming a majoritarian society? / Suhas Palshikar -- Deepening the culture of democracy in India / Neera Chandhoke.

Summary: Lectures delivered at Nehru Centre, Mumbai, between Nov. 2005 and Feb. 2007

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	321.80954 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		38392

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Some thoughts on Nehru's vision / Fali S. Nariman --
Two discourses on democracy in India / Valerian Rodrígues --
The state of Indian democracy / Pratap Bhanu Mehta --
Indian democracy : a critique / Upendra Baxi --
The judiciary and Indian democracy / Rafique Dada --
The bureaucracy and India's democracy / Abid Husain --
Organized crime, corruption, and democracy / Jayaprakash Narayan --
Indian democracy and social inequalities / Zoya Hasan --
Social movements and democracy : the challenge of the anti-caste movement / Gail Omvedt --
Adivasis, Naxalites, and democracy / Ramachandra Guha --
Terrorism, security, and Indian democracy / V.R. Raghavan --
Education and democracy / Krishna Kumar --
Marketization of the economy and democracy / Dilip M. Nachane --
The mirror crack'd from side to side--
: are we becoming a majoritarian society? / Suhas Palshikar --
Deepening the culture of democracy in India / Neera Chandhoke.

Lectures delivered at Nehru Centre, Mumbai, between Nov. 2005 and Feb. 2007

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