Series |
Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics. ^A411580
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Contents |
State structures, associational life, and the social basis of party systems -- Central, state, and local governments in India -- Electoral laws, associations, and the organization of the Catchall Congress Party -- Electoral competition and the growth of central intervention in the states -- Building coalitions in the Indian States -- From a Catchall to a cleavage-based party system in an Indian State : Uttar Pradesh -- State policy, party politics, and the rise of the BJP -- The centrality of parties to Indian politics : the politics of economic reform and collective violence -- Forming links between social cleavages and party systems : Algeria and Spain -- Conclusion : rethinking party systems and social cleavages. |
Local note | Little-328146--305131038092Z |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-274) and index. |
LCCN | 98025511 |
ISBN | 0472109626 (cloth : acid-free paper) |