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001 2006016086
003 DLC
005 20151014074705.0
008 060512s2007 enk b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2006016086
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020 $a0415407699 (hbk.)
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050 00 $aHN690.Z4$bD47 2007
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100 1 $aDesai, Manali,$d1966-
245 10 $aState formation and radical democracy in India /$cManali Desai.
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group,$c2007.
300 $axii, 185 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aAsia's transformations
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 166-180) and index.
520 1 $a"State Formation and Radical Democracy in India analyses one of the most important cases of developmental change in the twentieth century, namely, Kerala in southern India, and asks whether insurgency among the marginalized poor can use formal representative democracy to create better life chances. Going back to pre-independence, colonial India, Manali Desai takes a long historical view of Kerala and compares it with the state of West Bengal, which like Kerala has been ruled by leftists but has not experienced the same degree of success in raising equal access to welfare, literacy and basic subsistence. This comparison brings historical state legacies, as well as the role of left party formation and its mode of insertion in civil society to the fore, raising the question of what kinds of parties can effect the most substantive anti-poverty reforms within a vibrant democracy." "This book offers a new, historically based explanation for Kerala's post-independence political and economic direction, drawing on several comparative cases to formulate a substantive theory as to why Kerala has succeeded in spite of the widespread assumption that the Indian state has largely failed. Drawing conclusions that offer a divergence from the prevalent wisdoms in the field, this book will appeal to a wide audience of historians and political scientists, as well as non-governmental activists, policy-makers, and those interested in Asian politics history."--Jacket.
650 0 $aSocial change$zIndia.
651 0 $aIndia$xPolitics and government.
651 0 $aKerala (India)$xSocial policy.
651 0 $aWest Bengal (India)$xSocial policy.
650 7 $aPolitics and government$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919741
650 7 $aSocial change.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01122310
650 7 $aSocial policy.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01122738
651 7 $aIndia.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01210276
651 7 $aIndia$zKerala.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01205181
651 7 $aIndia$zWest Bengal.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01213722
650 17 $aStaatsvorming.$2gtt
650 17 $aRadicalisme.$2gtt
650 17 $aDemocratisering.$2gtt
651 7 $aIndia.$2gtt
776 08 $iOnline version:$aDesai, Manali, 1966-$tState formation and radical democracy in India.$dLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2007$w(OCoLC)654823881
830 0 $aAsia's transformations.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0614/2006016086.html