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Democracy without associations : transformation of the party system and social cleavages in India / Pradeep K. Chhibber.

Author/creator Chhibber, Pradeep K., 1956-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxiv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics
Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics. ^A411580
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 noteLittle-328146--305131038092Z
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-274) and index.
LCCN 98025511
ISBN0472109626 (cloth : acid-free paper)

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