04452cam a22003494a 4500 7624 7624 OSt 20190725155111.0 080717s2008 cau b 001 0 eng 2008031601 9788178298818 8178298813 AEF a-ii--- JQ231 .C42 2008 320.454 CHA 22 Chakrabarty, Bidyut, 1958- 880 Indian government and politics / Bidyut Chakrabarty, Rajendra Kumar Pandey. Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2008. xxviii, 359 p. ; 22 cm. Sage texts 869 Indian Government and Politics will serve as a standard textbook for undergraduate students of Political Science and Public Administration. It is also an incisive manual for the candidates appearing for various UPSC and civil service examinations, besides being invaluable for students and researchers of political science in general, and post-colonial contemporary Indian politics in particular. The book explains the complexities of the Indian political process and its effects on the constitutional institutions of India. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, it takes a fresh look at the socio-political and economic scenario of contemporary India and unearths new areas of inquiry by posing pertinent questions on the nature of Indian politics. The strength of the book lies in its focused content, which thoroughly analyses the political happenings in India and studies how the political institutions have emerged and changed since the end of colonial rule in the country. The highlights of this book include discussions on: - the genesis of the Indian Constitution; - major constitutional offices of India; - federalism; - the legislature, executive and judiciary; - planning and economic development; - the party system, Panchayati Raj and Indian administration; and - contemporary issues in Indian politics and governance This user-friendly textbook also contains carefully selected model questions for each chapter. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Salient features of the Indian constitution -- Founding fetters of the constitution -- The preamble -- Fundamental rights -- Fundamental duties -- Directive principles of state policy -- Federalism -- Parliamentary system -- Amending procedures -- Concluding observations -- Federalism -- Demystifying Indian polity -- Federalism in India -- The federal arrangement: its evolution -- Concluding observations -- The executive system in theory and practice -- Adopting the executive system -- The president -- The prime minister -- The council of ministers -- Bureaucracy -- Concluding observations -- Parliament -- A thoughtful choice -- Limitations/features of Indian parliament -- Composition of the parliament -- Changing socio-economic profile -- Concluding observations -- State executive -- Features of the state executive -- Office of the governor -- Chief minister -- The council of ministers -- Concluding observations -- The judiciary -- Perspectives of the constituent assembly -- Supreme court -- High courts -- Judicial review -- Public interest litigation -- Judicial activism -- Judicial reforms -- Union public service commission -- Election commission -- Comptroller and auditor general -- Finance commission -- Concluding observations -- Planning and economic development -- Concept of planned development -- Genesis and development of planning in India -- Role of the planning commission -- Planning in the era of liberalization -- Concluding observations -- Statutory institutions and commissions -- National Commission for backward classes -- National commission for women -- National human rights commission -- National Commission for minorities -- Concluding observations -- The Indian party system -- Evolution of the Indian party system -- Coalition governments at the center and the states -- Pressure groups in Indian politics -- Elites in Indian party system -- Contemporary trends in Indian party system -- Concluding observations -- The evolution of Indian administration -- The genesis of administration in India -- Aspects of the Mughal administration -- Legacies of the British rule -- Developments during the rule of the company -- Developments in Indian administration since 1857 -- Concluding observations -- Panchayati governance in India -- Local self-government in India -- Structure of the Panchayati Raj institutions -- Powers and functions of the Panchayats -- Role of women and other marginalized sections of the society -- Rural development: Panchayats and the bureaucracy -- Issues in the effective functioning of the Panchayats -- Role of Panchayati Raj in the era of liberalization -- Concluding observations -- Major issues in Indian politics -- Mandal II: reservation for social justice or appropriation by the creamy layer? -- Religion and Indian politics -- Complex political texture -- Economic reforms and Indian politics -- Deepening of democracy -- Gender -- Environment -- Concluding observations -- Conclusion -- Model questions -- Index -- About the authors. Geschichte swd 912 Constitutional history India. 725 Public administration India. 913 India Politics and government. 914 Pandey, Rajendra Kumar. 888 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008031601.html ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 AEF AEF 2019-07-26 6 393.75 4610 2019-07-26 525.00 2019-07-26 BK