Indian democracy : meanings and practices
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Indian democracy : meanings and practices
Sage Publications, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
This volume examines how Indian democracy has survived the challenges posed by widespread illiteracy, poverty, secessionism and communalism-problems that have felled the fledgling democratic institutions of so many post-colonial societies. The contributors locate the reason for the resilience of Indian democracy in its history-that it was the product of a gradual evolution and not of a sudden imposition from above.
The essays in the volume, however, show that despite having stood the test of time, Indian democracy is not a democracy in any substantive sense. The economic policies of successive governments since 1985 have been basically anti-people; rampant casteism, communalism, and the use of money and muscle power have infiltrated the body politic. Mass mobilization has been powered by hate, making it a feature more typical of a nascent neo-fascist state than of a democracy. The `substantialization of democracy'-proper representation and people's participation in decision making-still remains a distant ideal.
目次
Introduction - Rajendra Vora and Suhas Palshikar
PART ONE: REAPPROPRIATING MEANINGS
Issues before Indian Democracy: An Overview - Rajni Kothari
The Crisis of Political Authority - D L Sheth
What Is Happening inside Indian Democracy? - Javeed Alam
Theorising Indian Democracy - Manoranjan Mohanty
Whose Democracy Are We Talking About? Hegemony and Democracy in India - Suhas Palshikar
Understanding Indian Politics: Are We Asking the Right Questions? - Jayant Lele
The Ethical Insufficiency of Egoism and Altruism: India in Transition - Rajeev Bhargava
PART TWO: PRACTICES: EXPANDING SPACES
Understanding Indian Secularism: Learning from Its Recent Critics - Thomas Pantham
New Dalit Politics - Gopal Guru
Decline of Caste Majoritarianism in Indian Politics - Rajendra Vora
Rise of the BJP and Decline of the Congress: An Appraisal - V B Singh
Predicament of the Left - Sandeep Pendse
Increasing Fluidity in Electoral Contest: Is This Mere Anti-Incumbency? - Sanjay Kumar
Social Movements in Crisis? - Rajeshwari Deshpande
Struggle against Damsor Struggle for Water? Environmental Movements and the State - Gail Omvedt
Index
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