Description |
1 online resource (524 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Introduction : India in a time of coalitions -- UPA government : congress in coalition -- Indian national congress : alive, but not quite kicking -- The Bharatiya Janata Party : in search of the right strategy -- Caste in stone: politics of the Hindi heartland -- Small is beautiful : rooted in region -- Left parties : Communists or social democrats? -- Friends in need : are coalitions inherently unstable? -- Friends in deed : can coalitions govern effectively? -- Illusion of consensus -- Gazing at a crystal ball -- Index -- About the authors. |
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. |
Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Political parties -- India.
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Political parties. |
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India. |
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India -- Politics and government -- 1977-
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Politics and government. |
Chronological Term |
1977- |
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Since 1977 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Raghuraman, Shankar.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Huha Thakurta, Paranjoy. Divided we stand. Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2007 9780761936633 (DLC) 2007036647 (OCoLC)172521663 |
ISBN |
9788132101642 (electronic book) |
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8132101642 (electronic book) |
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1282078054 |
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9781282078055 |
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9780761936633 |
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0761936637 |
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