Table of Contents

Introduction - Ashutosh Varshney
PART ONE: PARTY POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY
Myron Weiner on India and the Theory of Democratization - Gabriel A Almond
Why One Party Dominant Systems Decline - Lucian W Pye
`Towel over Armpit′: Small-Time Political `Fixers′ in India′s States - James Manor
PART TWO: ETHNIC POLITICS
Elite Incorporation in Multiethnic Societies - Kanchan Chandra
`Unity in Diversity′: Composite Culture Is Not Multiculturalism - Christophe Jaffrelot
India, Consociational Theory and Ethnic Violence - Steven I Wilkinson
PART THREE: POLITICAL ECONOMY
The Mother and the State in India - Mary Fainsod Katzenstein
Why Haven′t Poor Democracies Eliminated Poverty? - Ashutosh Varshney
The BJP′s Economic Nationalism in Theory and Practice - Baldev Raj Nayar
Index

Reviews

`The essays in this volume will be welcomed by many political scientists as well as more lay observers of the Indian political situation. It is a welcome addition to our understanding of the evolution of political forces in independent India and deserves serious reading′ - Australian Journal of Political Science