Vision and strategy in Indian politics : Jawaharlal Nehru's policy choices and the designing of political institutions
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Vision and strategy in Indian politics : Jawaharlal Nehru's policy choices and the designing of political institutions
(Routledge advances in South Asian studies / series editor, Subrata K. Mitra, 22)
Routledge, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-224) and index
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Description
The 1950s in India were a crucial transition phase where the legacy and institutions of British rule had to be transformed to fit the needs of a post-colonial state. This period is closely associated with India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru (1947 - 64). Selecting three key policies closely associated with him, the book traces the political origins of the Panchasheela Agreement with China in 1954, the Hindu Code Bills of 1955 and 1956 and the founding of the Planning Commission in 1950. Each provides a window into the compulsions of Indian domestic politics at the time as well as the parameters of parliamentary debate.
The book goes on to discuss how these policies correspond to the pillars of Nehru's vision for a modern, independent India that encapsulated socialism, nonalignment and secularism and assesses their long-run impact in Indian politics. With a growing recognition of the resilience of India's political arrangements, the analysis is particularly relevant to those interested in the politics of transition and modernisation, and contributes to studies on Political Institutions and South Asian Politics.
Table of Contents
1. The art and craft of policy-making 2. The Analytic Framework 3. Nehru, his world view 4. Contextualising Nehru: his contemporaries and 'the structure of opportunities' 5. The Planning Commission 6. Case Study: The Panchasheela Agreement 7. The Hindu Code Bills 8. The shelf life of Nehru's Institutions: a comparative study of three policies
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