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India, Pakistan, and Democracy : Solving the Puzzle of Divergent Paths.

The question of why some countries have democratic regimes and others do not is a significant issue in comparative politics. This book looks at India and Pakistan, two countries with clearly contrasting political regime histories, and presents an argument on why India is a democracy and Pakistan is...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oldenburg, Philip
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Why India is a democracy and Pakistan is not (yet?) a democracy; Part I: The first thirty years of independence; 2 Inheritances of colonial rule; 3 Politicians and bureaucrats in the first years of independence; 4 Institutionalizing democracy; 5 Who (really) governs?; Part II: From 1977 to the present; 6 1977 as a turning point?; 7 Religion as an explanation; 8 External influences; 9 Clearly diverging paths; 10 Prospects for path convergence in the next decades; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.