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THE OXFORD COMPANION TO Politics IN INDIA 'This is a landmark publication. In thirty-eight sweeping essays some of the worlds leading scholars describe, dissect and analyse the many-layered polity that is India. At a time when every aspect of India is getting rapidly and intricately inter-woven with the global, this book is an invaluable guide to not just political scientists but also economists, sociologists and anybody interested in the strategic analysis of India's international relations and domestic policymaking.' —Kaushik Basu, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India "This splendid collection shows that the study of Indian politics is essential for comparative politics and political theory. Jayal and Mehta have assembled a stunning group of authors, the best that can be imagined today, and have designed the volume in an impressively thoughtful way, covering institutions, political processes, social groups, and the politics of class, religion, gender, caste and region. Written with flair and fully accessible to non-experts, the essays put the study of India where it belongs, in the forefront of political science.' —Martha C. Nussbaum, The University of Chicago "This companion really does justice to its subject, covering a range of issues from social cleavages at one end of the spectrum to the problems of applying quantitative techniques to the masses of raw data on Indian political life at the other. It is built on firm historical foundations and is extremely sophisticated about the ways in which India is and is not an "exceptional" case among modern democracies. It will be immensely useful to readers both within India and beyond.' —Alan Ryan, Princeton University 'This companion is undoubtedly indispensable to academic research on Indian politics as well as compulsory reading on university courses. It is also an invaluable introductory resource for the study of comparative international politics, with India now a subject of scholarly enquiry as successful democracy, amidst persistent inequality and social and cultural diversity. With growing interest in India as a global power in the twenty-first century, the book is of relevance to a worldwide audience of lay readers, policymakers and economic analysts, seeking to understand the complexities of Indian politics.' —Nandini Gooptu, University of Oxford THE OXFORD COMPANION TO IN INDIA STUDENT edition with a New Preface edited by NIRAJA GOPAL JAYAL PRATAP BHANU MEHTA OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in India by Oxford University Press YMCA Library Building, 1 Jai Singh Road, New Delhi 110 001, India © Oxford University Press 2010 The moral rights of the author have been asserted First Edition published in 2010 Oxford India Paperbacks 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer ISBN-13: 978-0-19-807592-9 ISBN-10: 0-19-807592-8 Typeset in Arno Pro 11/14 by Eleven Arts, Keshav Puram, Delhi 110 035 Printed by Rakmo Press Pvt Ltd., New Delhi 110 020 Contents . * List of Tables and Appendices / ix List of Abbreviations / xi Preface to the Student Edition / xv Introduction / xxi Niraja Gopal Jayal and Pratap Bhanu Mehta PART 1 THE INSTITUTIONAL SETTING 1 The State/3 Partha Chatterjee 2 Constitutionalism / 15 Uday S. Mehta 3 Parliament / 28 Vernon Hewitt and Shirin M. Rai 4 Federalism / 43 Subrata K. Mitra and Make Pehl 5 Local Governance / 61 James Manor 6 The Supreme Court / 80 Lavanya Rajamani and Arghya Sengupta 7 The Election Commission / 98 Alistair McMillan 8 The Party System / 117 E. Sridharan PART !: SOCIAL CLEAVAGES, IDENTITY, AND POLITICS 9 Class and Politics / 139 John Harriss 10 Caste and Politics / 154 Surinder S. Jodhka 11 Gender and Politics / 168 Amrita Basu 12 Regionalism and Secessionism / 181 Sanjib Baruah 13 Politics and National Identity / 192 Sunil Khilnani 14 The Hindu Nationalists and Power / 205 Christophe Jaffrelot 15 Minorities and Politics / 219 Bishnu N. Mohapatra PART III POLITICAL PROCESSES 16 Political Parties / 241 Zoya Hasan 17 Politics and Culture / 254 Stuart Corbridge 18 Political Mobilization / 268 Arun R. Swamy 19 Political Leadership / 288 Ramachandra Guha 20 Local Politics / 299 Anirudh Krishna PART IV IDEOLOGICAL CONTESTATIONS IN INDIAN POLITICS 21 Nationalism / 317 Sudipta Kaviraj 22 Secularism / 333 Neera Chandhoke 23 Representation / 347 Yogendra Yadav 24 Social Justice / 361 Gopal Guru Wffl V SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY 25 Social Movements / 381 Amita Baviskar 26 Farmers' Movements / 391 Sudha Pai 27 The Women's Movement / 409 Anupama Roy 28 Non-governmental Organizations / 423 Rob Jenkins PART VI POLITICS AND POLICY 29 The Political Economy of the State / 443 Devesh Kapur 30 Business and Politics / 459 Aseema Sinha 31 Government Accountability / 477 Dilip Mookherjee 32 The Political Economy of Reforms / 483 Rahul Mukherji 33 Politics and Redistribution / 499 Atul Kohli 34 Employment Guarantee and the Right to Work / 510 Jean Dreze PART Vli INDIA AND THE WORLD 35 India and the World / 521 Kanti Bajpai 36 Indian Defence Policy / 542 Sumit Ganguly PART VIII WAYS OF LOOKING AT INDIAN POLITICS 37 An Intellectual History of the Study of Indian Politics / 555 Susanne Hoeber Rudolph and Lloyd I. Rudolph 38 Data and the Study of Indian Politics / 587 Steven I. Wilkinson Notes on Contributors / 601 Index / 60S . Tables and Appendices - ■ TABLES 4.1 Important Legislative Competences 47 4.2 Typology of Power-sharing Arrangements in Multi-level Systems 47 4.3 Interest in Central and State Government 53 4.4 Loyalty to Region First and Then to India 53 4.5 National Parties in Lok Sabha Elections: Seats and Votes 54 7.1 Chief Election Commissioners 101 7.2 Election Expenditure, Lok Sabha Elections: 1952 to 1999 103 8.1 Effective Number of Parties in Lok Sabha Elections 118 8.2 Party Seats, Seat Shares, and Vote Shares 1952-2009 120-1 8.3 BJP-led Coalition in 1998 125 8.4 NDA Coalition in the 1999 Election 125 8.5 Coalitions in the 2004 Election 126 8.6 Net Effect of Changes in Alliances in 2004 127 8.7 Coalitions in the 2009 Election 127-8 11.1 Major Party Election Results 171 11.2 Proportions of Male and Female Candidates of All Political Parties 172 11.3 Proportion of All Candidates and Elected Candidates of All Political Parties 173 11.4 The BJP 173 11.5 The Congress Party 173 20.1 Percentage of Villagers with Five or More Years of School Education (all residents of 303 20 villages of Rajasthan) TABLES AND APPENDICES 20.2 Percentage of Villagers with Five or More Years of School Education (all residents of 304 20 villages of Karnataka) 20.3 Mediation by Different Types of Local Leaders in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh 307 20.4 Mediation by Different Types of Local Leaders in Andhra Pradesh 307 29.1 India: Macro-indicators 446 29.2 India: Micro-indicators of Development 448 30.1 Expansion of International Activities of CII 469 30.2 Global Acquisitions and Mergers of Prominent Indian Business 470 30.3 Business Representation in Parliament, 1991-2007 472 32.1 Components of the Balance of Payments on the Current Account, 1982-3 to 1989-90 489 34.1 Perceptions of NREGA among Rural Workers 515 35.1 Attitudes Towards Nuclear Weapons 527 r Appendix Tables 26A.1.1 Size-Distribution on Ownership Holding—All India 407 26A. 1.2 Percentage Distribution of Operated Area Operational Holdings—India (Rural) 407 APPENDICES 4.1 A Profile of Indian States and Union Territories (arranged by population size) 60 26A. 1 Ownership and Operational Holdings of Farmers in India 407 26A.2 List of Some Important Farmers' Organizations 408 ■ abbreviations Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress ABLTC Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad ABPS Arunachal Congress Asom Gana Parishad ABVP All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AC All India Coordination Committee AUDF Assam United Democratic Front AGP for Working Women AIADMK All India Democratic Women's AVARD Association of Voluntary Agencies Association for Rural Development AICCWW All India Forward Bloc BADP Border Area Development All India Kisan Sabha Conference Programme AIDWA All India Majlis Itjehadual BDF Bodoland Democratic Front BGVS Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samithi Muslimeen AIFB All India Trinamool Congress BIFR Board of Industrial and Financial AIKSC All India Trade Union Congress Reconstruction AIMIM All India Women's Conference BJD Biju Janata Dal Andhra Pradesh BJP Bharatiya Janata Party . AITC Associated Chambers of Commerce BJS Bharatiya Jan Sangh AITUC and Industry BKD Bharatiya Kranti Dal AIWC BKS Bharatiya Kisan Sangh AP BKU Bharatiya Kisan Union ASSOCHAM BLD Bharatiya Lok Dal BOP Balance of Payment BPL Below Poverty Line BMS Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh BSMC Bodoland State Movement Committee BSP Bahujan Samaj Party
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