Indias Federal Setup: A Journey Through Seven Decades [Hardcover]

This book analyzes the evolution of our polity in the last seven decades by examining the developments in the economy, political events, and changing judicial perceptions. With a focus on the pertinent constitutional, political, economic, and social questions, it presents an overview of events which have influenced the evolution of federal and unitary tendencies.

The subject matter of this book also discusses the emergence of coalition governments, dominance of a single party, relationships between the different tiers of the government, fiscal and economic issues, and political actions of constitutional authorities.

Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)

Acknowledgement

Preface by John Harriss

Why This Book?

Introduction

1. The Late Colonial Period Till the Dawn of Independence: An Overview

2. 1950-1967: One-Party Dominance in a Multi-Party Democracy

3. 1967-71: An Interlude or the Beginning of a New Future?

4. Indian Polity in 1971-77: High Points of Centralisation

5. The Janata Regime 1977-79: Its Long-Term Impact on Indian Polity

6. The Return of the Congress in the 1980s

7. The 1990s: Changes in Politics and Economic Policy Shifts

8. Stable Coalition Governments: 1999-2014

9. Political Actions and Their Impact on Federal Polity

10. Has Growth of Federalism Been Halted?

11. The States as Laboratories in Indian Polity

12. Five Questions on Federalism in India: What Does the Experience After Independence Reveal?

13. Analysing the Evolving Trends

14. The Way Ahead: Whatl³Ñ