TY - BOOK AU - Atul kohli, Ed. TI - The success of India's democracy T2 - contemporary south Asia SN - 9788175961074 U1 - 321.80954 PY - 2001/// CY - New Delhi PB - Cambridge University press KW - Central-local government relations KW - India KW - politics and government N2 - How has democracy taken root in India in the face of a low-income economy, poverty, illiteracy and ethnic diversity? Atul Kohli brings together leading scholars of Indian politics to explore this intriguing anomaly. Themes addressed include politics, ethnicity, federalism, caste, poverty, and Hindu nationalism. This is a tightly conceived volume on an important and controversial topic, which will be as useful in the classroom as it will be for professionals and general readers. It is a book for anyone who wants to learn more about the world's largest democracy ER -