| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 287 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics |
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Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.
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| Contents |
State structures, associational life, and the social basis of party systems -- Central, state, and local governments in India -- Electoral laws, associations, and the organization of the Catchall Congress Party -- Electoral competition and the growth of central intervention in the states -- Building coalitions in the Indian States -- From a Catchall to a cleavage-based party system in an Indian State : Uttar Pradesh -- State policy, party politics, and the rise of the BJP -- The centrality of parties to Indian politics : the politics of economic reform and collective violence -- Forming links between social cleavages and party systems : Algeria and Spain -- Conclusion : rethinking party systems and social cleavages |
| Summary |
A demonstration of how political parties and state policy can make some social divisions more salient than others |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-274) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Political parties -- India
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Parties.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Political parties
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Politics and government -- 1977- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064946
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| Subject |
India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780472023967 |
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0472023969 |
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1282604724 |
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9781282604728 |
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9786612604720 |
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6612604727 |
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