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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
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--India.
- Political parties.
- India.
- India--Politics and government--1977-.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 287 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1999.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- A demonstration of how political parties and state policy can make some social divisions more salient than others.
- Contents:
- State structures, associational life, and the social basis of party systems
- Central, state, and local governments in India
- Electoral laws, associations, and the organization of the Catchall Congress Party
- Electoral competition and the growth of central intervention in the states
- Building coalitions in the Indian States
- From a Catchall to a cleavage-based party system in an Indian State : Uttar Pradesh
- State policy, party politics, and the rise of the BJP
- The centrality of parties to Indian politics : the politics of economic reform and collective violence
- Forming links between social cleavages and party systems : Algeria and Spain
- Conclusion : rethinking party systems and social cleavages.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-274) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 0472109626
- 9780472023967
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.23136
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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