Democracy and Discontent: India's Growing Crisis of Governability Book

List of tables and figures; Preface and acknowledgements;

Part I. Introduction:

1. An overview of the study;
2. Some conceptual and theoretical considerations;

Part II. The Growing Problems of Governing the Periphery: Politics in the Districts: Introduction: the districts;
3. Kheda, Gujarat;
4. Guntur, Andhra Pradesh;
5. Belgaun, Karnataka;
6. Calcutta, West Bengal;
7. Madurai, Tamil Nadu; Conclusion: the districts;

Part III. Order and Breakdown in the States: Introduction: the states;
8. Breakdown in a 'backward' state: Bihar;
9. Growing turmoil in an 'advanced' state: Gujarat;
10. From breakdown to order: West Bengal; Conclusion: the states;

Part IV. Centralization and Powerlessness at the Center: Introduction: the center;
11. Managing the economy: halfhearted liberalization;
12. Managing the troubled political institutions: the Congress party and relations with Punjab; Conclusion: the center;

Part V. Final Inferences:
13. Political change in a democratic developing country; Bibliography; Index.