In Pursuit of Lakshmi The Political Economy of the Indian State

Name: In Pursuit of Lakshmi The Political Economy of the Indian State
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ISBN: 9780226731391

ISBN-10: 0226731391

ISBN-13: 9780226731391

Edition: 1987

Authors: Lloyd I. Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber Rudolph

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The pursuit of Lakshmi, the fickle goddess of prosperity and good fortune, is a metaphor for the aspirations of the state and people of independent India. In the latest of their distinguished contributions to South Asian studies, scholars Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph focus on this modern-day pursuit by offering a comprehensive analysis of India's political economy. India occupies a paradoxical plane among nation states: it is both developed and underdeveloped, rich and poor, strong and weak. These contrasts locate India in the international order. The Rudolphs' theory of demand and command polities provides a general framework for explaining the special circumstances of the…

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List price: $47.50
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/15/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 548
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Preface Introduction: The Weak-Strong State and the Rich-Poor Economy Part 1 - State 1. Centrist Politics, Class Politics, and the Indian State 2. State Formation in India: Building and Wasting Assets 3. The Struggle over Stateness: Judicial Review versus Parliamentary Sovereignty Part 2 - Politics 4. The Congress Party: Deinstitutionalization and the Rise of Plebiscitary Politics 5. Janata's Historic Failure: A Competitive Party System Aborts 6. Decline of Congress Dominance and the Emergence of a Bifurcated Party System Part 3 - Economy 7. Demand Polity and Command Polity 8. Types of Politics and Economic Performance Part 4 - Demand Groups 9. Demand Groups and Pluralist…