COALITION POLITICS AND HINDU NATIONALISMPDF电子书下载

Part I Theoretical Concerns 1

Introduction. Coalition politics, religious nationalism and public policy : a theoretical examination 3

1: The BJP coalition : partisanship and power-sharing in government 13

2: The shapes of Hindu nationalism 36

3: In part, a myth : the BJP's organisational strength 55

Part II Domestic Governance 75

4: The NDA and the politics of 'minorities' in India 77

5: Hindu nationalists and federal structures in an era of regionalism 97

6: Social justice and empowerment of the weaker sections and gender rights 116

7: Managing the anti-corruption rhetoric : the National Democratic Alliance, transparency and corruption 136

8: Indian education policy under the NDA government 153

Part External Factors 171

9: The NDA and the politics of economic reform 173

10: The NDA and Indian foreign policy 193

11: The NDA and national security 212

12: The BJP and the 2004 general election : dimensions, causes and implications of an unexpected defeat 237

13: Hindutva's march halted? : choices for the BJP after the 2004 defeat 254

Bibliography 264

Index 289