Division, deprivation and the Congress
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Division, deprivation and the Congress
（Diversity and dominance in Indian politics / editors, Richard Sisson, Ramashray Roy, v. 2）
Sage Publications, 1990
- : U.S.
- : India
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"The papers included in this volume derive from an international conference on Comparative Dimensions of Indian Elections and Party Politics held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in June 1987 ... sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies ... and the Department of Political Science at UCLA"--Pref
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In this volume an international group of scholars examine important aspects of Congress policy and political strategy, particularly as they apply to minority groups and disadvantaged classes and castes. The studies focus on the dynamic interplay between sentiments of urgency for economic growth, demands for ensuring social justice and aspirations for governance on the part of the Congress Party.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Social Diversity, Partisanship and Public Policy - Ramahray Roy and Richard Sisson
PART TWO: WOOING THE MINORITIES
The Political Dilemma of the Scheduled Castes - Ramahray Roy
Congress and the Tribal Communities in India - P K Bose
Muslims and the Congress - Archana Dheer
The Gap Between Perception and Practice
The Congress Party and the Minority Vote - Moin Shakir
PART THREE: POLITICS AND BACKWARDNESS
Strategies of Social Engineering - Ghanshyam Shah
Reservation and Mobility of Backward Communities of Gujarat
Reservations in Doubt - John R Wood
The Backlash Against Affirmative Action in Gujrat
Backward Classes and Minorities in Karnataka - V K Natraj
PART FOUR: PROBLEMS IN POLITICAL ACCESS
India - Bhagwan D Dua
Federal Leadership and Secessionist Movements on the Periphery
The Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh - Walter Anderson
The Spearhead of Hindu Revivalism
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