The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy series
examines the state of India's democracy. As India marks its
sixtieth year of independence, it has become an ever more important
object of study for scholars of comparative democracy. It has long
stood out as a remarkable exception to theories holding that low
levels of economic development and high levels of social diversity
pose formidable obstacles to the successful establishment and
maintenance of democratic government.
In recent decades, India has proven itself capable not only of
preserving democracy, but of deepening and broadening it by moving
to a more inclusive brand of politics. Political participation has
widened, electoral alternation has intensified, and civil society
has pressed more vigorously for institutional reforms and greater
government accountability. Yet political scientists still have not
devoted to this country, which contains more than one-sixth of the
world's population, the kind of attention that it warrants. The
essays in The State of India's Democracy focus on India's economy,
society, and politics, providing illuminating insights into the
past accomplishments -- and continuing challenges -- of Indian
democracy.
Contributors: Rajat Ganguly, M. V. Rajeev Gowda, Christophe
Jaffrelot, Niraja Gopal Jayal, Rob Jenkins, Sunila S. Kale, Pratap
Mehta, Subrata K. Mitra, Aseema Sinha, E. Sridharan, Praveen Swami,
Arvind Verma, Steven I. Wilkinson
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