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Title Indian democracy : contradictions and reconciliations / edited by Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Sudarsan Padmanabhan
Published New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 333 pages)
Contents Cover; Sage History; Half title; Full title; Copyright; Dedication; Marketing; Contents; Introduction; PART I Democratic Principles and Their Applications in India; Chapter 1 Democracy as Antinomy; Chapter 2 Electoral Issues and the Constitution of India; Chapter 3 Voter Education; Chapter 4 Proportional Representation; PART II Political Processes; Chapter 5 The Election Commission of India and General Elections; Chapter 6 India's Democracy; Chapter 7 Reforming Politics and Elections through Legal Changes; Chapter 8 Voters and Good Governance; PART III The Practice of Democracy
Chapter 9 Representing WomenChapter 10 Democracy as Emancipatory Politics; Chapter 11 Gender Equity in Education among Muslims in India; Chapter 12 Organic Agriculture and India's Food Security; Chapter 13 India's New Intellectual Property Policy; Chapter 14 The Practice of Democracy; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
Summary This book shows the importance of democratic principles and various checks and balances in preventing systemic weaknesses despite the contradictions inherent in Indian society
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 22, 2020)
Subject Democracy -- India
Democracy
India
Form Electronic book
Author Sivaramakrishnan, Arvind, editor
Padmanabhan, Sudarsan, editor
ISBN 9789353289812
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