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Democratic politics and economic reform in India /

Successive Indian governments, from right and left, have remained committed to market-oriented reform since its introduction in 1991. In a well-argued, accessible and sometimes controversial examination of the political dynamics which underlie that commitment, Rob Jenkins challenges existing theorie...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jenkins, Rob
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Series:Contemporary South Asia (Cambridge, England) ; 5.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Map. States of the Indian federal union
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The evolution of economic reform in India
  • 3. Theoretical and comparative perspectives on the politics of economic reform
  • 4. Political incentives: elite perceptions and the calculus of survival
  • 5. Political institutions: federalism, informal networks, and the management of dissent
  • 6. Political skills: introducing reform by stealth
  • 7. Implications.