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India and the Politics of Developing Countries: Essays in Memory of Myron Weiner
India and the Politics of Developing Countries Essays in Memory of Myron Weiner Author:Ashutosh Varshney In this volume, a distinguished team of political scientists address important themes in Indian politics. These include: political parties and democratic politics; ethnic politics; and political economy.Within these themes the book discusses: the survival of Indian politics in the context of economic underdevelopment; the part played by the Cong... more »ress party in ensuring democratic stability; the role of middlemen known as `fixers'; the relationship between ethnic unrest and affirmative action and between political stability and party organization; child labour and population growth; the effectiveness of direct poverty reduction strategies against the more indirect methods of promoting trade and overall economic health; and the abandonment of economic nationalism in favour of a more centrist approach.« less