Indian politics in comparative perspective / Pravin Kumar Jha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jha, Pravin Kumar.

Series:

Always learning.

Always learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative government.

India--Politics and government.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Pearson, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Indian Politics in a Comparative Perspective is intended as a standard textbook for undergraduate students of political science. The book provides a handy reference tool to its readers by elucidating conceptual areas, furnishing established arguments and citing contemporary research works for a comprehensive knowledge of the subject. Carefully organized in ten well-researched chapters and examined from different vantage points, they weave a compelling story on the nature of Indian politics since the pre-Independence era to the making of our Constitution and gradually navigate to examine the impact of the growing role of religion and power structure in our political system. Indian Politics in a Comparative Perspective is an ideal read for anyone who is curious to understand the changing grammar of Indian politics.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

About the Author

Chapter 1: Approaches to the Study of Indian Politics and Nature of the State in India: Liberal, Marxist, and Gandhian

Introduction

Approaches to Politics

Historical Approach

Philosophical Tradition

Legal-institutional Approach

Systems Approach

Structural-functional Approach

Rational Choice Theory

Nature of the Indian State

Liberal Interpretation of the Indian State

Liberal Institutional

State and Party System

Political Economy View

The Marxist View of the Indian State

Classical Orthodox Marxist Viewpoint

The Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist)

Neo-Marxist View

Recent Formulations

Gandhian Theory of the Indian State

Swaraj or Participatory Democracy

Conclusion

Notes and References

Chapter 2: National Movement and Its Ideological Discourse and Political Legacies

Ideological Streams/Discourse of Moderates and Extremists

Moderates and Their Methods

Economic Nationalism of Moderates

Failures of Moderates

Partition of Bengal

Rise of Militant Nationalism/Extremism

Swadeshi Movement

Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909

Revolutionaries

Chief Tenets of Gandhian Ideology

Gandhian Ideas /Ideology and The National Movement

Political Legacy

Left Ideology and Its Legacies in India

Growth of Socialist Ideas

Communist Party of India

Left Within the Congress

The Congress Socialist Party (CSP)

Ideology and Programmes

CSP and the Congress

CSP and the Communists

Subhash Chandra Bose and Socialism

Socialist Legacies in Independent India

Dignity of the Individual

Directive Principles of State Policy

Fundamental Duties

Chapter 3: Indian Constitution: Provisions and Institutional Functioning.

Philosophy of the Constitution

Structure of Government at Union Level

Power of the President

Legislative Powers

Administrative Powers

Diplomatic Powers

Military Powers

Judicial Powers

Emergency Powers

Parliament

Rajya Sabha

Lok Sabha

Functions of the Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha)

Parliamentary Committees

Standing Committees

Ad hoc Committees

Decline of the Indian Parliament

Prime Minister and Coalition Politics

Judiciary

Judicial Review

Judicial Activism

Judicial Corruption

Judicial Accountability

Structure of Government at State Level

The State Legislature

Local Government: The Third Tier of the Federal Structure

Chapter 4: Power Structure in India: Institutional and Social (Caste, Dalit - Bahujan, Class, Patriarchy)

Part 1 Caste System in India

Varna and Jati

Historical Perspective of Caste System

Caste and politics in India

The Politics of Reservation

Caste in the Present Context

Part 2 Class in India

Class - Introduction

Determinants of Class

Caste Versus Class

Caste Class Nexus in Indian Society

Part 3 Class and Patriarchy

Patriarchy - Introduction

Origin and Development

Structures of Patriarchy

Indian Patriarchy

Empowerment of Women in India

Chapter 5: Federalism in India in Comparative Perspective with Special Reference to Canada

Understanding Federalism

Meaning and Definitions

General Features of Federalism

Federal Features of the Indian Constitution

Federal Features of the Canadian Constitution

The Phases of Federalism in India and Canada

Phase I: Indian Federalism Under One Party Dominance (1947-1967)

Phase II: Under Indira Gandhi Administration (1967-1977).

Phase III: Under the Prime Ministership of Murarji Desai, Chaudhuri Charan Singh, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi (1977-1989)

Phase IV: Multi-Party Coalition (1989)

The Phases of Canadian Federalism

Phase I: Confederation Era (1867-1883)

Phase II: Dual-federation Era (1884-1910)

Phase III: Cooperative Federalism Era (1911-1960)

Phase IV: Competitive Federation Era (1961-1980)

Phase V: Constitutional Federalism (1980-1990)

Phase VI: Functional Federalism (Since 1990s)

Indo-Canadian Federalism in Comparative Perspective

Adoption and Growth of Parliamentary Federal System

Union-State Relations

Legislative Relations

Administrative Relations

Financial Relations

Judiciary and Federalism

Inter-governmental Relations

Role of Party System

Concurrent and Residuary Powers

Asymmetrical Federalism

Form of Government in India and Canada

Chapter 6: Party System in India in Comparison with that in United Kingdom

Party System in U. K.

Party System in India

Some Political Parties in India

Party System in UK & India: A Comparative Study

Chapter 7: Human Rights: Constitutional Provisions and Practises in India and China

The Idea of Human Rights

Difference Between Fundamental Rights and Human Rights

National Human Rights Commission

Composition of National Human Rights Commission

Human Rights Practice in India

The Issue of Impunity of Security Forces

Religious Violence

Attacks on Human Rights Defenders

Displacement Due to Development

The Chinese Scenario

The Notion of Human Rights in China

Economic Rights

Social and Cultural Rights

Political Rights

Freedom of Religion

Personal Freedom

Women Equality

Rights of Chinese Nationals Abroad.

Historical Account of Human Rights Situation in China

Human Rights Practise in China

Human Rights Defenders

Justice System and Unfair Trial

Freedom of Expression

Detention Without Trial

Death Penalty

Torture And Other Ill-treatment

Coercive Family Planning

Tibet Autonomous Region

Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

Falun Gong

Comparison Between India and China

Chapter 8: Religion in Politics: Secularism and Communalism

Mahatma Gandhi's Views on Religion and Politics

Nehru's Views on the Relationship Between Religion and Politics

Secularism

Indian Notion of Secularism

Western Notion of Secularism

Contemporary Debates on Secularism

Communalism: An Onslaught on the Principle of Secularism

Political Economy of Communalism and Communal Violence

Majority Communalism in India

Minority Communalism in India

Solutions to Address the Problem of Communalism in India

Chapter 9: Strategies of Development in India Since Indenpendence

Historical Perspective: A Unique Model of a 'Mixed' Economy

Planning Process in India

Planning in India

The First Five Year Plan (1951-56)

The Second Five Year Plan (1956-61)

The Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)

Annual Plans (1966-69)

The Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74)

The Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-78)

The Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-85)

Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-90)

The Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97)

The Ninth Five Year Plan (1997-02)

The Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07)

Approach to the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12)

Monitorable Social-economic Targets of the Eleventh Plan

Economic Crisis of 1990-91 and Reforms

Rationalization and Simplification of the Tax System

Infrastructure Reforms

Impact of Economic Reforms

Growth and Structural Change.

Saving and Investment

Per Capita Income and Employment

Poverty

Retrospect & Prospects

Chapter 10: Social Movements in India

Farmer's Movement

Women's Movement

Enviornment Movement

The Workers' Movement

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed Oct. 31, 2014).

ISBN:

9788131798874

8131798879

OCLC:

895206602