Recasting Indian Politics : Essays on a Working Democracy
by Flather, PaulFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-09-01
Publisher(s): Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary
Despite fifty years of the Indian Republic, its apparent durability is again being widely questioned. This highly accessible collection, written by academics, journalists, activists and civil servants, analyzes a range of political features including the constitution, political parties, group rights, representation, devolution, federalism and corruption. Each chapter is timely, recommending key policies and areas for urgent political reform-and topical, providing context and contrast to the debates sparked by the Indian Government's own current Constitutional Review Commission.
Author Biography
Paul Flather is a Fellow at Mansfield College, University of Oxford and the Secretary-General of the Europaeum Association of European Universities. Jan Zielonka is Ralf Dahrendorf Fellow in European Politics, St Antony's College, University of Oxford.
Table of Contents
Introduction--P.Flather * PART 1: COHERENCE: RETHINKING INDIAN POLITICS * Rethinking the Indian Constitution: Rethinking India--Lord Desai * India's Constitutional Discourse: Some Unanswered Questions--R.N.Kumar & I.Jaisingh * Political Institutions and the Process of Self Reform--S.Kaviraj * PART 2: ACCOUNTABILITY: CENTRE-STATE RELATIONS * The Future for Centre-State Relations--S.Naidu * Panchayati Raj: Decentralisation and the Gram Sabhas--P.deSouza * Panchayati Raj: Institution of Self Government--R. & M.Hooja * PART 3: REPRESENTATIVENESS: ELECTORAL REFORMS * Proportional Representation: A Second Best Solution?--E.Sridharan * Changing The Party System--D.Verney * Changing The Boundaries: Fairness in Electoral Politics--A.Mcmillan * Political Parties in India: Interpreting the New System--B.Bhushan * PART 4: TRANSPARENCY: POLITICS AND MONEY * India: A Democracy or a Kleptocracy?--M.Tulley * Regulating Political Finance in India--R.B.Jain * Challenging Corruption in the Indian Civil Service--R.Arora * The Right to Information: Building Accountability--A.Roy & N.Dey * PART 5: POLITICAL AND MINORITY RIGHTS * Accountability and the Reservation of Parliamentary Seats--P.Flather * Women in Politics: The Case for Reservations and Quotas--V.Nayer * Human Rights in India: Making the Constitution Work for Individuals--R.N.Kumar & I.Jaisingh * Conclusion--P.Flather * References * Index
Introduction--P.Flather * PART 1: COHERENCE: RETHINKING INDIAN POLITICS * Rethinking the Indian Constitution: Rethinking India--Lord Desai * India's Constitutional Discourse: Some Unanswered Questions--R.N.Kumar & I.Jaisingh * Political Institutions and the Process of Self Reform--S.Kaviraj * PART 2: ACCOUNTABILITY: CENTRE-STATE RELATIONS * The Future for Centre-State Relations--S.Naidu * Panchayati Raj: Decentralisation and the Gram Sabhas--P.deSouza * Panchayati Raj: Institution of Self Government--R. & M.Hooja * PART 3: REPRESENTATIVENESS: ELECTORAL REFORMS * Proportional Representation: A Second Best Solution?--E.Sridharan * Changing The Party System--D.Verney * Changing The Boundaries: Fairness in Electoral Politics--A.Mcmillan * Political Parties in India: Interpreting the New System--B.Bhushan * PART 4: TRANSPARENCY: POLITICS AND MONEY * India: A Democracy or a Kleptocracy?--M.Tulley * Regulating Political Finance in India--R.B.Jain * Challenging Corruption in the Indian Civil Service--R.Arora * The Right to Information: Building Accountability--A.Roy & N.Dey * PART 5: POLITICAL AND MINORITY RIGHTS * Accountability and the Reservation of Parliamentary Seats--P.Flather * Women in Politics: The Case for Reservations and Quotas--V.Nayer * Human Rights in India: Making the Constitution Work for Individuals--R.N.Kumar & I.Jaisingh * Conclusion--P.Flather * References * Index
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