Ashutosh Varshney

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Democracy, Development, and the Countryside: Urban-Rural Struggles in India

Ashutosh Varshney

Synopsis:
What happens to the rural folk -- to their power and economic well-being -- when development rakes place in a democratic framework? Focusing on India where, unlike most of the developing world, a democratic system has flourished for four decades, this book investigates how the rural sector uses its numbers in a democracy to further its economic and political interests. The book also argues that identities constitute a powerful constraint on the pursuit of economic interests.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2004, Softcover - 2004, Softcover - 2003, Hardcover - 2002, Hardcover - 1995