Philip Oldenburg

India, Pakistan, and Democracy

Solving the Puzzle of Divergent Paths

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the specificities and the nuances of the state systems of India and Pakistan. It examines in detail the balance of authority and power between popular or elected politicians and the state apparatus through substantial historical analysis. A comparative analysis as well as a historical overview of the two countries, this book constitutes essential reading for students of South Asian History and Politics. It is a useful and balanced introduction to the politics of India and Pakistan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9780415780186
• ISBN-10: 0415780187
• Artikelnr.: 30518391

Autorenporträt

Philip Oldenburg is a Research Scholar at the South Asia Institute of Columbia University, where he has taught political science since 1977. He has done field research in India on local self-government, and on national elections and has been editor or co-editor of ten books in the India Briefing series.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Why India is a Democracy and Pakistan is not (yet?) a
Democracy Part 1: The First Thirty Years of Independence 2. Inheritances of
Colonial rule 3. Constitutional & Political Choices, in the initial years
4. Institutionalizing Democracy 5. Who (Really) Governs? Part 2: From 1977
to the present 6. 1977 as a Turning Point? 7. Religion as an Explanation 8.
External Influences 9. Clearly Diverging Paths 10. Prospects for Path
Convergence in the Next Decades 11. Conclusion