Democracy and the State: Welfare, Secularism and Development in Contemporary IndiaThis study examines the relationship between state, society and democracy in India over the last decade of the 20th century, by exploring how the Indian state has fared vis-a-vis its three major goals in independent India: welfare, secularism and development. In exploring some aspects of the discursive terrain of Indian politics, the book provides a narrative which bridges the gap between political theory and empirical political analysis. |
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Page 154
... construction of a dam across the river to reserve water and sell it at a profit to farmers . At the turn of the century , the malguzars of the Central Provinces were enthusiastically supportive of any plan for the construction of canals ...
... construction of a dam across the river to reserve water and sell it at a profit to farmers . At the turn of the century , the malguzars of the Central Provinces were enthusiastically supportive of any plan for the construction of canals ...
Page 222
... construction for almost three years now is no mean achievement , and an important holding operation for a movement that is noticeably less energetic today . The interpretation advanced above is given credence by the fact that when , in ...
... construction for almost three years now is no mean achievement , and an important holding operation for a movement that is noticeably less energetic today . The interpretation advanced above is given credence by the fact that when , in ...
Page 238
... construction of canal irrigation systems that has been an enduring legacy of post - colonial development planning . The Narmada case , one of the most visible manifestations of this policy , also highlights the incongruity of a colonial ...
... construction of canal irrigation systems that has been an enduring legacy of post - colonial development planning . The Narmada case , one of the most visible manifestations of this policy , also highlights the incongruity of a colonial ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
and Democracy for India | 9 |
The Welfare State | 31 |
Copyright | |
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