India: development and democracy
T O'Grady
8 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield
This subject includes detailed studies of caste and village politics, the relationship between tradition and modernity, political integration and disintegration, the political elite, and social and economic change. The subject focuses on the nature and impact of social change in contemporary India.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 50% * Examinations (3 hours): 50%
Prescribed text
Hardgrave R L and Kochanek S A India: Government and politics in a developing nation 1986