Divided we stand : India in a time of coalitions
This topical and absorbing book, written by two eminent journalists, explains why India has entered a new era of coalition politics and analyses the consequences and implications of this relatively recent phenomenon. Transition from single party domination to multi-party configurations or coalitions, the authors argue, is neither temporary nor an aberration. Dismissing the notion of bi-polarity, and resting the debate on whether coalition governments are here to stay, the authors debate on whether coalitions are at best a necessary evil or are better than single-party governments
1 online resource (524 pages) : illustrations
9788132101642, 9781282078055, 8132101642, 1282078054
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Introduction : India in a time of coalitions
UPA government : congress in coalition
Indian national congress : alive, but not quite kicking
The Bharatiya Janata Party : in search of the right strategy
Caste in stone: politics of the Hindi heartland
Small is beautiful : rooted in region
Left parties : Communists or social democrats?
Friends in need : are coalitions inherently unstable?
Friends in deed : can coalitions govern effectively?
Illusion of consensus
Gazing at a crystal ball
Index
About the authors
Includes index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010