Recasting Indian Politics: Essays on a Working Democracy

by Paul Flather, Paul Flather

Despite fifty years of the Indian Republic, its apparent durability is again being widely questioned. This highly accessible collection, written by academics, journalists, activists and civil servants, analyzes a range of political features including the constitution, political parties, group rights, representation, devolution, federalism and corruption. Each chapter is timely, recommending key policies and areas for urgent political reform - and topical, providing context and contrast to the debates sparked by the Indian Government's own current Constitutional Review Commission.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published February 17, 2009