The nature of Indian federalism: a critique
Article Abstract:
Indian federalism was developed during the British colonial regime and may be likened to prefectorial federalism. It involves the provision of powers to the federal or central government to command and control state governments or stem their autonomy. However, the formation of strong regional parties and non-Congress governments in India during the late 1960s have led to the decline of center-state relations. This can be addressed by restructuring Indian federalism to enhance center-state partnerships, promote national unity and improve efforts to respond to socioeconomic challenges.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1997
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Legislators in an Indian state: a study in social characteristics
Article Abstract:
A state's political system can be best understood by analyzing the social characteristics of its legislators. In Haryana, India, personalities are more important than issues. Thus, political candidates belonging to larger caste or religious, community or demographic groups have greater chances of being elected in the legislature. Moreover, the gradual shift of state politics towards democratization did not create a significant change in the people's perception of their legislators. The political system in Haryana may have been modified, but the value system remains unchanged.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
The Indian party system under transformation: Lok Sabha elections 1998
Article Abstract:
A study was conducted to analyze the 1998 Lok Sabha elections in India as a critical component of the country's transformation from a single-dominant to a region-based multiparty system. The elections failed to produce a decisive win in favor of any political party. It also saw the reorganization of a number of regional parties through the formation of poll alliances. Results indicated the emergence of a fragile and transitory coalition government in the country resulting from the transformation of the Indian party system.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: A changing of the guard in India. Transformation of the Indian party system: the 1996 Lok Sabha elections. India after the 1996 elections: nation, locality, and representation
- Abstracts: Colonialism, indigenous elites and the transformation of cities in the non-western world: Ahmedaban (western India), 1890-1947
- Abstracts: The United States and Asia in 1998: summitry amid crisis. The United States and Asia in 1997: nothing dramatic, just incremental progress
- Abstracts: The state, modernity and the fate of liberalism in prewar Japan. Teaching about home: geography at work in the prewar Nagano classroom
- Abstracts: Modeling and estimation of export equations within a multisectoral model: the Indian case. A model of rural-urban migration and fertility