India: development and democracy
Not offered in Semester 2, 1997
Anthony O'Grady
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula
Objectives On successful completion of the subject students should have developed a critical understanding of contemporary Indian society; the relationship between tradition and modernity in contemporary India; the cultural and political diversity of contemporary India; the factors contributing to the persistence of poverty in India; the Indian party and electoral systems; and the relationship between economic, social and political reform.
Synopsis This subject examines the relationship between tradition and modernity, political integration and disintegration, social and economic change, the nature of power and authority, and the concept of the secular state in India. Special attention will be paid to caste, poverty, minority groups, political parties and elections.
Assessment second year Essay (3000 words): 40%
* Tutorial
participation: 10%
* Examination (3 hours): 50%.
Assessment third year Essay (3000 words): 40%
* Tutorial
participation: 10%
* Examination (3 hours): 50%
* Third-year students
will be required to answer at least one examination question from section `A'
of the exam paper which consists of questions that demand a broad overview of
the subject and a greater emphasis on the key theoretical concepts of the
subject.
Prescribed texts
Hardgrave R L and Kochanek S A India: Government and politics in a developing nation Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993
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