Emerging trends in Indian politics : the 15th general election / editor, Ajay K. Mehra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mehra, Ajay K.

Centre for Public Affairs (New Delhi, India)

Heinrich Böll Foundation-India.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India. Parliament. Lok Sabha--Elections, 2009.

India.

India--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contributed articles.

Contents:

Emerging Trends in Indian Politics: The 15th General Election; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Coping with the Delimitation: New Electoral Strategies; 3. Economic Issues in the Electoral Arena: Party Programmes and the Politics of Development; 4. The Emerging Politics of Cohabitation: New Challenges; 5. Emerging Patterns in Dalit Politics; 6. Muslim Politics in India and the 15th General Elections; 7. The Politics of Tribes in the 15th General Elections; 8. Regionalism, the Politics of Autonomy and Smaller States

9. The 'Missing Women': Gender Representation in Indian Politics10. Internal Security and the 15th General Elections; 11. The Role of the Media in Contemporary Indian Politics; 12. Contemporary Indian Politics and the Corporate Sector; 13. Foreign Policy and Indian Politics: Issues before the 15th General Election; 14. Diaspora in Indian Politics and the 15th General Election; Bibliography; Note on the Editor; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

"Centre for Public Affairs; Heinrich Boll Stiftung, India."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-365) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-19854-7

0-203-08549-3

1-299-45904-8

1-136-19855-5

9780203085493

OCLC:

839303267