Democracy, development, and the countryside : urban-rural struggles in India
By: Varshney, Ashutosh.
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BookSeries: Cambridge studies in comparative politics.Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998Description: x, 214 p. : ill. ; 22.5 cm.ISBN: 9780521646253.Subject(s): Rural development | Urbanization | India | Rural regions Economic conditionsDDC classification: 338.954 Summary: Several scholars have written about how authoritarian or democratic political systems affect industrialization in the developing countries. There is no literature, however, on whether or not democracy makes a difference to the power and well-being of the countryside. Through the example of India, which enjoys the longest-surviving democracy of the developing world, this book investigates how the countryside uses the political system to advance its interests.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Several scholars have written about how authoritarian or democratic political systems affect industrialization in the developing countries. There is no literature, however, on whether or not democracy makes a difference to the power and well-being of the countryside. Through the example of India, which enjoys the longest-surviving democracy of the developing world, this book investigates how the countryside uses the political system to advance its interests.
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