The Indian Parliament : a democracy at work /

This text challenges the view that the Indian Parliament has been on the decline. It argues that the transformations in this institution are related to the changes in the nature of Indian democracy and must be understood in this context.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shankar, B. L., 1952-
Other Authors:	Rodrigues, Valerian
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	India. > Parliament. India. > Parliament Democracy > India. India > Politics and government > 1947- Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1947- Democracy Politics and government India Government - Non-U.S. Law, Politics & Government. Government - Asia. Since 1947 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: India's parliamentary democracy and its critics
Making of the Indian parliament
Changing social composition of the Lok Sabha
Changing conception of representation: issues, concerns and institutions
Changing modes of discourses: shift from English to regional languages
From national identity to plural identities
Parliament-judiciary relationship
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
In-house reproduction of the Lok Sabha
Conclusion: the parliament and democracy in India.