Globalisation and governance in India : new challenges to institutions and society / edited by Harihar Bhattacharyya and Lion König.

This book examines the impact of globalization on some vital aspects of Indian politics, its structures and processes, and identifies the challenges to globalization itself, in order to highlight India's complex and fascinating story. In 1991, India officially embraced the policy of neo-liberal...

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Other Authors: Bhattacharyya, Harihar (Editor), König, Lion (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business, 2016.
Series:Routledge advances in South Asian studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Preface and acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The globalisation-decentralisation nexus: the Indian predicament; 2 Changes in Indian politics until the 1990s: issues and trends; 3 Cultural globalisation in India: towards a 'third space'; 4 Challenges to democratic governance in India since the 1990s: an 'unfinished symphony'; 5 The new political economy of judicial review in India; 6 Globalisation, extremist violence, and the Indian Left: a critical appraisal.
  • 7 Policing in India: a failed case of institutional reform?8 The problems of Statehood in Indian federalism: a case for territorial pluralism; 9 Regional movements in India: evaluating Telangana and Uttarakhand; 10 Governing India's localities: limits of structural and governance reforms; 11 Conclusion: India's second 'tryst with destiny'; List of contributors; Bibliography; Index.