| Why Ethnic Parties Succeed: Patronage and Ethnic Head Counts in India Contributor(s): Chandra, Kanchan (Author), Lange, Peter (Editor), Bates, Robert H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521814529 ISBN-13: 9780521814522 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $138.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: Drawing on a study of variation in the performance of four ethnic parties in India, this book develops a theory of ethnic party performance in "patronage democracies"--a family of democracies with distinct patterns of political behavior as well as a new interpretation of Indian democracy. Demonstrating the connection between India's state-dominated economy and the behavior of its voters and politicians, it includes an extensive study of the Bahujan Samaj Party and contemporary ethnic politics in India. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.260 |
| LCCN: 2003048458 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.56 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on a study of variation in the performance of four ethnic parties in India, this book develops a theory of ethnic party performance in patronage democracies--a family of democracies with distinct patterns of political behavior as well as a new interpretation of Indian democracy. Demonstrating the connection between India's state-dominated economy and the behavior of its voters and politicians, it includes an extensive study of the Bahujan Samaj Party and contemporary ethnic politics in India. |