Contemporary India

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title page
3. Contents
4. About the Editors and the Contributors
5. Introduction: Democracy in Contemporary India
6. PART I: ECONOMY
   1. 1 Basic Features of the Indian Economy in 1947
   2. 2 The Evolution of Development Strategy Since Independence
   3. 3 Some Important Constituents of Economic Policy
   4. 4 Regional Disparities, Poverty and Food Insecurity
   5. 5 Human Development: Health and Education
   6. 6 Science and Technology Policy: IT and Social Change
7. PART II: SOCIETY
   1. 7 The Changing Social Structure in Contemporary India
   2. 8 The Explosion of the ‘Middle Class’
   3. 9 Catalysts of Social Change: Adult Franchise and Education
   4. 10 Social Movements and the Mass Media
   5. 11 Social Mobility and Changes in Occupational Structure
   6. 12 Social Movements: Challenges and Opportunities
8. PART III: POLITICS
   1. 13 The Nature and Functioning of Democracy
   2. 14 The Parliamentary System: An Evaluation
   3. 15 Democracy: Social and Economic Dimensions
   4. 16 The Changing Nature of the Party System
   5. 17 The Nature of Coalition Politics
   6. 18 Why Is Secularism Important for India?
   7. 19 Contemporary Debates on Nationalism
   8. 20 Dimensions of Indian Federalism
   9. 21 Democratic Decentralization and Panchayati Raj
   10. 22 The Changing Nature of Public Administration
   11. 23 India in the Global Strategic Environment
9. Notes
10. Glossary
11. Copyright