Democracy without associations : transformation of the party system and social cleavages in India / Pradeep K. Chhibber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chhibber, Pradeep K., 1956-

Series:

Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.

Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--India.

Political parties.

India--Politics and government--1977-.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2001, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A demonstration of how political parties and state policy can make some social divisions more salient than others

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. State Structures, Associational Life, and the Social Basis of Party Systems; 2. Central, State, and Local Governments in India; 3. Electoral Laws, Associations, and the Organization of the Catchall Congress Party; 4. Electoral Competition and the Growth of Central Intervention in the States; 5. Building Coalitions in the Indian States; 6. From a Catchall to a Cleavage-Based Party System in an Indian State: Uttar Pradesh; 7. State Policy, Party Politics, and the Rise of the BJP

8. The Centrality of Parties to Indian Politics: The Politics of Economic Reform and Collective Violence; 9. Forming Links between Social Cleavages and Party Systems: Algeria and Spain; 10. Conclusion: Rethinking Party Systems and Social Cleavages; Appendixes; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-274) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60472-4

9786612604720

0-472-02396-9

OCLC:

923502573