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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... justice in theory , but was in practice based on ideas of charity , benevolence , and paternalism . The idea of a right to welfare or justice was clearly precluded , possibly on account of the Fabian intellectual influence on early ...
... justice in theory , but was in practice based on ideas of charity , benevolence , and paternalism . The idea of a right to welfare or justice was clearly precluded , possibly on account of the Fabian intellectual influence on early ...
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... justice.10 In the context of hunger , social and political conceptions of justice may appear to be incomplete in the absence of material justice . Indeed , neither is adequate by itself : a situation where material needs are met , but ...
... justice.10 In the context of hunger , social and political conceptions of justice may appear to be incomplete in the absence of material justice . Indeed , neither is adequate by itself : a situation where material needs are met , but ...
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... justice , there is an important difference between them . Rights carry with them the mandate of enforceabil- ity . Needs may , but do not necessarily , create rights ; nevertheless , they appeal to the idea of justice in seeking ...
... justice , there is an important difference between them . Rights carry with them the mandate of enforceabil- ity . Needs may , but do not necessarily , create rights ; nevertheless , they appeal to the idea of justice in seeking ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
and Democracy for India | 9 |
The Welfare State | 31 |
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