Book Review: Mukulika Banerjee. Why India Votes?
| Author | Gilles Verniers |
| Published date | 01 June 2015 |
| Date | 01 June 2015 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/2321023015575238 |
| Published By | Sage Publications, Inc. |
Book Reviews 139
References
Bardhan, P. (1984). The political economy of development in India. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jenkins, R. (Ed.). (2004). Regional reflections: Case studies of democracy in practice. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.
Kale, S. (2014). Electrifying India. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Kohli, A. (1989). The state and poverty in India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kruger, A. O. (1974). The political economy of the rent-seeking society. American Economic Review,64(3),
291–303.
Saez, L. (2002). Federalism without a center. New Delhi: SAGE.
Sinha, A. (2005). The regional roots of developmental politics in India. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Aseema Sinha
Claremont McKenna College, California, USA
E-mail: sinhaaseema7@gmail.com
Mukulika Banerjee.Why India Votes?New Delhi: Routledge. 2014. 286 pages. `495.
DOI: 10.1177/2321023015575238
India’s democratic institutions have been pilloried in recent years. All available surveys probing the
esteem in which citizens hold their elected representatives and political parties reveal how critical Indians
are of their political class. Yet participation in elections has never been so high. The recent 2014 general
elections saw a record 68 per cent turnout, more than most European democracies with similar
non-obligatory voting systems. Women’s...
References
Bardhan, P. (1984). The political economy of development in India. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jenkins, R. (Ed.). (2004). Regional reflections: Case studies of democracy in practice. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.
Kale, S. (2014). Electrifying India. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Kohli, A. (1989). The state and poverty in India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kruger, A. O. (1974). The political economy of the rent-seeking society. American Economic Review,64(3),
291–303.
Saez, L. (2002). Federalism without a center. New Delhi: SAGE.
Sinha, A. (2005). The regional roots of developmental politics in India. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Aseema Sinha
Claremont McKenna College, California, USA
E-mail: sinhaaseema7@gmail.com
Mukulika Banerjee.Why India Votes?New Delhi: Routledge. 2014. 286 pages. `495.
DOI: 10.1177/2321023015575238
India’s democratic institutions have been pilloried in recent years. All available surveys probing the
esteem in which citizens hold their elected representatives and political parties reveal how critical Indians
are of their political class. Yet participation in elections has never been so high. The recent 2014 general
elections saw a record 68 per cent turnout, more than most European democracies with similar
non-obligatory voting systems. Women’s...
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