POLI 211 Chapter Notes -Proletariat, Indian Independence Movement, Consociationalism
12 Dec 2012
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Under democracy, poverty, widespread illiteracy and a deeply hierarchical social struc- ture are unacceptable conditions. India has always maintained its democratic institutions since its independence (except. Peaceful transition of power between different parties happened 7 times. Since 1967, the party that ruled at the central level (new delhi) hasn"t ruled in half of the states. 1975, with the state of emergency, there was a threat to democracy. Lower casts and minorities are benefitting from their democratic rights and are involved in the political life. British-style democratic institutions while french, dutch and belgian colonie didn"t leave that behind. There has to be a political unit before democracy. The british applied self-government at the local level in the 1880s which turned over provincial governance entirely to indigenous politicians in 1935. Gandhi transformed the party into a mass party which laid the groundwork for a strong political party. No other parties with a nationwide mass base.
