{"product_id":"the-state-of-indias-democracy-sumit-ganguly-9780801887918","title":"The State of India's Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe newest volume in the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eJournal of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eThe State of India's Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e focus on India's economy, society, and politics, providing illuminating insights into the past accomplishments--and continuing challenges--of Indian democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sumit Ganguly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801887917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801887918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.36w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 179","brand":"Sumit Ganguly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748343394559,"sku":"9780801887918","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5763c71-4f81-445f-93fa-4cbbef7326ab.jpg?v=1782628730","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-state-of-indias-democracy-sumit-ganguly-9780801887918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}