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The Indian parliament : a democracy at work
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The Indian parliament : a democracy at work / B.L. Shankar, Valerian Rodrigues.
ISBN
9780198067726 (hbk.)
0198067720 (hbk.)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
xv, 412 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary
This comprehensive and authoritative study examines the changing social composition and differing modes of representation that make up the Lok Sabha and critically explores its relation with the Rajya Sabha. Developments in the institutional complex of the Parliament, including the functioning of the Opposition and the Speaker are traced over time, along with the processes of legislation and accountability. Major debates in the House are scrutinized, and much of the analysis is based on empirical data gathered from surveys circulated among prominent politicians and public intellectuals It also addresses the intricate issue of relations between the Judiciary and the Parliament.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 18, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-397) and index.
Contents
Introduction: India's parliamentary democracy and its critics
Making of the Indian parliament
Changing social composition of the Lok Sabha
Changing conception of representation: issues, concerns and institutions
Changing modes of discourses: shift from English to regional languages
From national identity to plural identities
Parliament-judiciary relationship
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
In-house reproduction of the Lok Sabha
Conclusion: the parliament and democracy in India.
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