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1 online resource (311 pages) |
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Exploring the Political in South Asia |
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Exploring the political in South Asia.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Broadening and Deepening Democracy: Political Innovation in Karnataka -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I -- 1 The Emergence of Urs: The Challenge to the Landed Castes' Dominance of State Politics -- 2 Consolidating a Broad Social Base: Land Reform, Caste Reservations and the Emergency -- 3 The End of the Urs Era -- Part II -- 4 An Inept, Insensitive, Brutish Government -- 5 The Destruction of Congress Dominance -- Part III -- 6 Constructing the First Non-Congress Government -- 7 Struggling for Political Survival -- 8 Nine Weeks, Two Key Elections -- 9 A Government Like Any Other? -- 10 Rampant Factionalism -- and the Deepening of Democracy -- 11 Endgame -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This book examines certain changes in the political make-up of Karnataka, between the early 1970s and the late 1980s, which, in turn, led to the birth of a unique democracy in the state. In a departure from most studies on political science and political history which pay little or no attention to the role of politicians and focus only on technocratic blueprints, administrative processes and incentive systems, this volume takes into account the role politicians play in shaping the character of their governments, public policy and state-society relations. It studies the political transformation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285) and index |
| Subject |
Democracy -- India -- Karnataka -- History -- 20th century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Local.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- State & Provincial.
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Democracy
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Politics and government
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Karnataka (India) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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India -- Karnataka
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Manor, James
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| ISBN |
9781136035180 |
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1136035184 |
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