<p>An ideal case study for comparative government classes as well as classes on the government and politics of South Asia. India focuses on the problems of building a new nation, especially in terms of the major worldwide issue of ethnic conflict. Analysis focuses on conflicts generated by social change in a heterogeneous nation: caste system, quotas, religious tension between Hindus and Muslims, urban vs rural, peasant vs labor. The book provides up-to-date, coverage of govenment institutions, interest groups, political parties, and electoral behavior. It examines economic policy, foreign policy, and international relations as well as recent electrons and policy development.</p>

India: Government and Politics in a Developing Nation

Politics & Social Sciences

Robert L Hardgrave

Politics & Government

Harcourt College Pub.

An ideal case study for comparative government classes as well as classes on the government and politics of South Asia.  India focuses on the problems of building a new nation, especially in terms of the major worldwide issue of ethnic conflict.  Analysis focuses on conflicts generated by social change in a heterogeneous nation: caste system, quotas, religious tension between Hindus and Muslims, urban vs rural, peasant vs labor.  The book provides up-to-date, coverage of govenment institutions, interest groups, political parties, and electoral behavior.  It examines economic policy, foreign policy, and international relations as well as recent electrons and policy development.

Education & Teaching

Stanley A. Kochanek

Schools & Teaching

Harcourt, Brace. Jovanovich

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