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The State of India´s Democracy
Larry Diamond
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Description for The State of India´s Democracy
Paperback. Wilkinson. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Ganguly, Sumit. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy series examines the state of India's democracy. As India marks its sixtieth year of independence, it has become an ever more important object of study for scholars of comparative democracy. It has long stood out as a remarkable exception to theories holding that low levels of economic development and high levels of social diversity pose formidable obstacles to the successful establishment and maintenance of democratic government. In recent decades, India has proven itself capable not only of preserving democracy, but of deepening and broadening it by moving to a more ... Read more
The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy series examines the state of India's democracy. As India marks its sixtieth year of independence, it has become an ever more important object of study for scholars of comparative democracy. It has long stood out as a remarkable exception to theories holding that low levels of economic development and high levels of social diversity pose formidable obstacles to the successful establishment and maintenance of democratic government. In recent decades, India has proven itself capable not only of preserving democracy, but of deepening and broadening it by moving to a more ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Series
A Journal of Democracy Book
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801887918
SKU
V9780801887918
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About Larry Diamond
Sumit Ganguly is Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian Cultures and Civilizations and a professor of political science at Indiana University. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of fourteen books on South Asian politics and is currently at work on a new book, India since 1980. Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of War, Revolution, ... Read more
Reviews for The State of India´s Democracy
This excellent collection of essays will be of great interest to India specialists and scholars concerned with democratic development. Choice 2008 This work... provide[s] an accessible and authoritative framework for debate on the country's future.
William Crawley Asian Affairs 2009
William Crawley Asian Affairs 2009