The congress party of India : the dynamics of one-party democracy / by Stanley A. Kochanek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kochanek, Stanley A., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian National Congress.

India--Politics and government--1947-.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (543 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1968.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

By tracing the path of the Congress Party's development since independence, the author demonstrates the reasons for its success. A postscript deals with the 1967 elections, regarded as a turning point in post-independence Indian politics.Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

PART I. THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE CONGRESS PRESIDENT

I. The Period of Transition: 1946-1951

II. The Turning Point: 1950-1951

III. The Period of Centralization and Convergence: 1951-1963

IV. The Period of Divergence: 1963-1967

PART II: THE WORKING COMMITTEE

V. The Composition of the Working Committee

VI. The Working Committee: Behavior and Style

VII. The Decision-Making Function: The Coordination of Party and Government

VIII. The Decision-Making Function: The Establishment of All-India Policy

IX. The Working Committee as Chief Executive of the Party

X. The Parliamentary Board: The Coordination of Party-Government Relations in the States

XI. The Working Committee and the Selection of Candidates: The Central Election Committee

XII. The Changing Role of the Working Committee

PART III: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CONGRESS PARTY

XIII. The Origin and Pre-Independence Development of the Congress Elite

XIV. The Composition of the Mass Organization

XV. The Composition of the Parliamentary Wing

POSTSCRIPT

XVI. The Loss of Hegemony

APPENDICES

Appendix I. The Structure and Composition of The National Decision-Making Organs of The Congress Party

Appendix II. The Structure and Composition of The Field Organization of The Congress Party

Appendix III. Constitution of The Indian National Congress

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691649269

069164926X

9781400875764

1400875765

OCLC:

1002271026