Democratic politics and economic reform in India /
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[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Rob Jenkins.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) :
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1 map
SERIES
Series Title
Contemporary South Asia ;
Volume Designation
5
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-244) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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 theories of the relationship between democracy and economic liberalisation. He contends that while democracy and liberalisation are no longer considered incompatible, theorizing over-emphasizes democracy's more wholesome aspects while underestimating its practioners' reliance on obfuscating tactics to defuse political resistance to policy shifts. By focusing on formal political systems, existing research ignores the value of informal institutions. In India it is these institutions which have driven economic elites towards negotiation, while allowing governing elites to divide the opponents of reform through a range of political tactics. In fact, the author argues, it is precisely through such political manoeuvring that democracy survives.
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EBL153380
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Title
Democratic politics and economic reform in India.
International Standard Book Number
052165016X
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Democracy-- India.
Free enterprise-- India.
Démocratie-- Inde.
Libre entreprise-- Inde.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
Democracy.
Démocratie-- Inde.
Democratisering.
Economic policy.
Economische hervormingen.
Economische politiek.
Free enterprise.
Libéralisme économique-- Inde.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.