Indian Government and Politics

2. Auflage (Revised and Updated Auflage) 2021
ISBN: 978-93-91138-39-4
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 682 g

This revised edition of the bestselling textbook explains the development, activities and complexities of Indian government and politics and its contemporary aspects.

Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, Indian Government and Politics, 2e, offers a refreshingly creative interpretation of foundational ideas, key institutions, democratic processes and states’ responses to public aspirations. It unearths new areas of inquiry by posing pertinent questions on the nature of Indian politics and functioning of the government. The book studies how the political institutions have emerged and changed since the end of the colonial rule in the country. Its strength lies in its focused content and analytical rigour that help readers to critically engage with the political happenings in India.

This edition will continue to serve as a standard textbook for UG and PG students of political science and public administration. It will also act as an incisive manual for UPSC and civil service aspirants.

Key Features:

• Continues to help build a solid theoretical--conceptual foundation on the nature and texture of Indian politics

• Thoroughly updated and revised chapters to reflect recent developments in Indian politics

• Six additional chapters on the nature of Indian state, fundamental rights and directive principles of state policy, public services, electoral process, corruption and machinery for redressal of public grievances and social movements

• Introduction of pedagogical features such as Did You Know boxes, brief bio-notes of eminent writers of Indian politics and mid-chapter exercises to aid self-learning and assessment

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chakrabarty, Bidyut

Pandey, Rajendra Kumar

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
Foundational Values of Indian Polity
Nature of the Indian State
Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy
Federalism in India
Parliament
The Union Executive
Judicial System
State Executive
Planning, NITI Aayog and Economic Development
The Evolution of Indian Administration
Public Services
Constitutional and Statutory Commissions
Party System
Electoral Process in India
Local Governance in India
Corruption and Machinery for Redressal of Public Grievances
Social Movements
Major Issues in Indian Politics
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Chakrabarty, Bidyut
Bidyut Chakrabarty is Vice-Chancellor, Visva Bharati, West Bengal. He was Professor in the Department of Political Science in University of Delhi till November 2018. He completed his PhD from London School of Economics and has been associated with teaching and research for more than three decades. He has taught in several prestigious educational institutions, such as the London School of Economics; Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta; Monash University, Australia; National University of Singapore; Hamburg University, Germany. Professor Chakrabarty has authored several textbooks and academic books. Among his publications are Public Administration: From Government to Governance (2017), Winning the Mandate: The Indian Experience (2016), Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies (2014), Indian Politics and Society since Independence: Events, Processes and Ideology (2008) and The Governance Discourse: A Reader (2008).

Pandey, Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar Pandey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Besides earning his Masters, MPhil and Doctorate degrees from the University of Delhi, he also holds the prestigious Postgraduate Diploma (with summa cum laude: excellent grade) in Federalism, Decentralization and Conflict Resolution from the Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. In the past, Dr Pandey taught graduate students at the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (1998– 2003),Hindu College (2003–09) (both University of Delhi), and the UGC-Centre for Federal Studies, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi. Besides publishing research papers in reputed journals, he has co-authored two books—Indian Government and Politics (SAGE, 2008) and Modern Indian Political Thought: Text and Context (SAGE, 2009). He has also made substantial contribution to develop self-learning materials for students of open and distance learning in different areas of political science and public administration. The current focus areas of his academic pursuits are public policy and governance with special reference to the issues of disaster management and human rights.