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Autumn of the matriarch : Indira Gandhi's final term in office / Diego Maiorano

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Maiorano, Diego
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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Machine generated contents note: A Strange Decade -- Institutions and Political Agency -- 1.Indian Politics and Society in the 1970s -- Introduction -- The Socio-economic Context -- Demands for Political Representation -- The Deinstitutionalisation of the Congress Party -- The Emergency 1975--77 -- 2.The Party that didn't Work: The Congress (I) in the Early 1980s -- Introduction -- The Rise of the Youth Congress -- The General Elections of January 1980: The Context -- Coalition-building and Electoral Alliances -- The Electoral Campaign -- The Election Outcomes -- January--June 1980: The Defectors Market -- The Congress (I) in the States -- Reform of the Congress (I): Rajiv Gandhi's Attempt -- Declining Governability: The Deterioration of Law and Order -- Conclusion -- 3.Political Mobilisation in the Early 1980s -- Introduction -- The Indian Economy 1980--84: An Overview -- The Business Community -- The Middle Class -- Rich Farmers -- The Poor -- Mrs Gandhi's Political Strategy -- The Weaker Sections -- The Middle Class's Need for Political Representation -- Mrs Gandhi's Social Base in the 1980s -- The Rise of Political Hinduism -- The Rise of the Regional Alternatives -- Conclusion -- 4.Institutions: Politicisation, Erosion, and Informalisation -- Introduction -- Politicisation of Institutions: the Bureaucracy -- Politicisation of Institutions: the Judiciary, the Parliament, and the Presidency -- Erosion of Institutions: The Rule of Law and the Constitution -- Informalisation of Institutions: The Federal Setting -- India's Federal Institutions -- Informal Federalism: Nehru's Years -- Informal Federalism: Indira Gandhi's Years -- Centre-state Relations in Congress (I) States -- Centre-state Relations in non-Congress (I) States: Assam and Punjab 186 Centre-state Relations in non-Congress States: the "Constitutional revolt" and the Crises in Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir -- Conclusion.
Summary
The first systematic study of Indira Gandhi's final term in office as India's Prime Minister (1980-84), an important period in the country's recent history when some of the defining features of today's India's political system emerged. The book argues that the early 1980s were a period of uncompromising change, particularly in three key areas: the liberalisation of the economy; the emergence of new forms of political mobilisation; and the increasingly regionalised polity, with the states becoming crucial actors in India's political system.
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9780190247416 (ebook)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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