Federal System and Coalition Government in India

Federal System and Coalition Government in India
Author: D.Sundar Ram
Publisher: Kanishka Publishers
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2007
Genre: Cabinet system
ISBN: 9788173919282

Dr. D. Sunder Ram Is A Founder And Director Of Academy Of Grassroots Studies And Research Of India (Agrasri); Secretary- General Of Rajiv Rural Development Foundation (Rrdf); And Editor Of The Grassroots Govenance Journal (Tggj) And Grama Sabha (Gs) Magazine, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh ). Prior To Joining The Academy Of Grassroots Studies And Research Of India, He Taught Political Science And Public Administration Disciplines At Sri Venkateswara University.....

Coalition Politics and Federalism

Coalition Politics and Federalism
Author: Adrián Albala
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 331975100X

This book analyzes the verticalization of coalition cabinets from the national to the sub-national level. Presenting case studies for countries with federal systems of government, such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, and India, as well as those focusing on states with hybrid systems of government, such as Italy, the contributors analyze multilevel government formation processes to identify vertical congruence between national and sub-national coalitions. The book also examines various factors affecting the degree of congruence of political coalitions, such as the degree of decentralization, federalization and institutionalization of political systems, as well as cleavage structure. This book will be a valuable resource for all scholars interested in coalition politics, as well as for politicians and practitioners in government and parliament.

Coalition Politics in India

Coalition Politics in India
Author: Mahendra Prasad Singh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

With The Replacement Of The Dominant Party System In India, Minority And/Or Coalition Governments In New Delhi Have Become The Order Of The Day. The Fifteen Papers In This Book Analyse The Various Dimensions Of Coalition Government At The Centre And In Some Of The State Of The Indian Federation Against The Background Of A Theoretical Framework That Seeks To Integrate Coalitions Among Parties, Castes And Communities And Tribes, As Well As Classes At Electoral, Parliamentary, And Cabinet Levels.

Forging Power

Forging Power
Author: Bidyut Chakrabarty
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2005-11-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199087776

This volume looks at the evolution of coalition politics in India, both at the national and provincial levels. It investigates the processes that led to coalition governments. It explores the formation of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Janata Party experiment, and the Third Front experiments. The book highlights the growing importance of regional parties in national politics and argues that the very notion of representation in terms of ‘national’ and ‘local’ is being redefined in the context of the emerging significance of coalition politics. It also examines the role of cultural synergy and political expediency in coalition politics and discusses the inevitability of coalition government in India.

Coalition Politics in India

Coalition Politics in India
Author: Chandra Prakash Bhambhri
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2010
Genre: Coalition governments
ISBN: 9788175415393

The Congress-led coalition government at the Centre has tried to grapple with extremely complex domestic and foreign policy questions. The first task of the Congress-led coalition was to keep government-in-power by winning over the consent and approval of its multiple and diverse coalitional partners. Its second task was to handle difficult foreign policy issues with the United States of America especially with reference to Nuclear-Deal for peaceful energy purposes. The coalition government was involved in a great struggle to build domestic national consensus on India-United States relationship in general and on Nuclear Deal in particular. Third, the coalition government was engaged in continuous negotiations with state governments and regional parties for pushing all-India programmes without disturbing delicate centre-state relations in a federal system. This study is focused on the description of multiple issues faced by coalition government-in-power at the centre and many questions about the actual functioning of parties, institutions and actual role of leaders of coalition have been raised and answered.

Indian Federalism

Indian Federalism
Author: Louise Tillin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2019-05-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199097879

To understand how politics, the economy, and public policy function in the world’s largest democracy, an appreciation of federalism is essential. Bringing to surface the complex dimensions that affect relations between India’s central government and states, this short introduction is the one-stop account to federalism in India. Paying attention to the constitutional, political, and economic factors that shape Centre–state relations, this book stimulates understanding of some of the big dilemmas facing India today. The ability of India’s central government to set the economic agenda or secure implementation of national policies throughout the country depends on the institutions and practices of federalism. Similarly, the ability of India’s states to contribute to national policy making or to define their own policy agendas that speak to local priorities all hinge on questions of federalism. Organised in four chapters, this book introduces readers to one of the key living features of Indian democracy.

Federalism in South Asia

Federalism in South Asia
Author: Mahendra Prasad Singh
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014-08-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 131755972X

This book is one of the first in-depth and systematic studies on the functioning and aspiring federations of South Asia. It examines how federal dynamics in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are impinged on by the nature of their specific constitutions; their societal, political and cultural fabrics; composition of power elites and ruling classes; structures of political economy and market; electoral and party systems; mass media; and information technology. The authors offer a comparative, analytical, conceptual, and theoretical framework to understand patterns and trends as also experiences of and possibilities for federalism in South Asia. They highlight divergences and similarities, successes and key challenges, while indicating federalism’s wider regional relevance in the discourse on democracy and governance. The book concludes that the multicultural character of these societies — beset with ethnic and regional conflicts, separatist and military undercurrents — makes federal political solutions the only viable route. Providing a wealth of material, this will deeply interest scholars, students and teachers of comparative politics, political science, federal studies, area studies as well as those interested in political structures and processes in South Asia.

Understanding Contemporary Indian Federalism

Understanding Contemporary Indian Federalism
Author: Chanchal Kumar Sharma
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351259709

This volume analyzes centre-state dynamics in India placed against the backdrop of the election of a Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata (BJP) government to central power in 2014. It reflects on how centre-state relations have been shaped by the legacy of nearly two decades of broad-based coalition government at the centre and the concurrent and ongoing liberalization of the Indian economy. To this purpose, the volume engages with several relevant questions linked to the political economy of Indian federalism and its ability to manage ethno-linguistic difference. Did liberalization strengthen the economic or political autonomy of the Indian states? What impact did party system change have on the capacity of parties in central government to influence the actions of state governments? How did party system change and liberalization influence the fiscal and financial autonomy of the states and the capacity of the centre in planning and social development? Did both processes strengthen the autonomy of Chief Ministers in foreign policy-making? What are the strengths and weaknesses of Indian federalism in ethno-linguistic conflict management and what do the recent split of Andhra Pradesh or the proposed formation of Bodoland tell us about the dynamics underpinning the management of ethno-linguistic difference in contemporary India? The chapters originally published as a special issue of India Review.

Federalism Without a Centre

Federalism Without a Centre
Author: Lawrence Saez
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2002-03-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Tracing the historical roots of India`s federalism, this book analyzes the changes brought about by the shift from one-party dominance to coalition politics and multi-party governance. Coupled with these changes, the author maintains that the process of economic liberalization has permanently altered the federal calculus in India. The book argues that these developments have transformed federal relations in India from intergovernmental competition between the central government and the states to interjurisdictional cooperation between the states. As a result, the states no longer need to rely exclusively on the central government for their economic and industrial development.