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Divided we stand [electronic resource] : India in a time of coalitions / Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Shankar Raghuraman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guha Thakurta, Paranjoy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--India.
- Political parties.
- India--Politics and government--1977-.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (526 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This topical and absorbing book, written by two eminent journalists, explains why India has entered a new era of coalition politics and analyses the consequences and implications of this relatively recent phenomenon. Transition from single party domination to multi-party configurations or coalitions, the authors argue, is neither temporary nor an aberration. Dismissing the notion of bi-polarity, and resting the debate on whether coalition governments are here to stay, the authors debate on whether coalitions are at best a necessary evil or are better than single-party governments. Among other
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: India in a Time of Coalitions; UPA Government: Peaceless Coexistence; Indian National Congress: Alive, but Not Quite Kicking; Bharatiya Janata Party: Coping with a Power Cut; Hindi Heartland: Asserting Caste Identities; Regional Parties: Increasingly Influential; Left Parties: Barking and Biting; Friends in Need: Pages from the Past; Friends in Deed: Governance and Stability; Economic Policies: Pulls and Pressures; Looking Ahead; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-07805-4
- 9786612078057
- 81-321-0164-2
- OCLC:
- 437123725
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