Democracy and the State

This book examines the relationship between state, society and democracy in India over the last decade by exploring how the Indian state has fared vis-a-vis its three major goals in independent India: welfare, secularism and development. It provides a narrative which bridges the gap between political theory and empirical political analysis.

ISBN	0195645790	Pages	299
ISBN13	9780195645798 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	OUP India	Weight (grammes)	507
Imprint	OUP India	Published in	New Delhi
Format	Hardback	Height (mm)	210
Publication date	01 Oct 1998	Width (mm)	140
Library of Congress	JQ281.J39	Spine width (mm)	24
DEWEY	321.80954	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly
DEWEY edition	DC21

	Introduction	1
1	Prolegomenon to a Theory of State, Society and Democracy for India	9
I	The State	9
II	The State and Society	13
III	State, Society and Democracy	21
2	The Welfare State	31
I	The State and Hunger	33
II	The Hunger of Kalahandi	46
III	The Politics of Nomenclature	77
IV	The State, Democracy and Citizenship	91
3	The Secular State	101
I	The State in Retreat	104
II	The State Divided	112
III	The State in Retreat Again	122
IV	Divorce and the Judiciary After Shah Bano	138
V	State Secularism, Democracy, Community and Gender	143
4	The Developmental State	151
I	The Narmada Valley Projects	153
II	Chronicles of Protest	161
III	For Reasons of State	194
IV	Citizenship in the Narmada Valley	205
V	State Differentiatedness and Autonomy	218
VI	Discourses of Democracy	226
5	Conclusion	237
	References	259
	Index	275

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Welfare, Secularism and Development in Contemporary India

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