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041			_aEnglish
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100	1		_aBéteille, André,
245	1	0	_aDemocracy and it's institutions / _cAndre Beteille.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c2012.
300			_a214p.: _c22 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: 2012.
505			_tIntroduction _t1. The Institutions of Democracy _t2. Government and Opposition _t3. Civil Society and the State _t4. Constitutional Morality _t5. Can Rights Undermine Trust? How Institutions Work and Why They Fail _t6. Caste and the Citizen _t7. Pluralism and Liberalism _t8. Law and Custom _t9. Sociology and Ideology
520			_a"This volume reflects Beteille's engagement with the conception of formal, legal, political institutions (Parliament, Judiciary, and political parties), and practices in specific domains of public and political life- rule of law, constitutional morality, the opposition-without which democracies cannot function or survive. The focus on institutions highlights the divergence between ideal and practice in the operation of democracy. The author contends that the institutions of civil society require an effective constitutional framework for their proper functioning, and that such a framework suffers when social movements set themselves continuously against the State's authority. The relationship between government and opposition acquires great value and significance in a democracy, and this issue has been examined in detail. The volume not only points to what remains neglected in the study of democracy but also offers an understanding of the ground on which democracies rest."--Publisher's website.
650		0	_aDemocracy
650		0	_aPublic institutions
942			_2ddc _cBOOKS
100	1		_eauthor.
263			_a201611
490	0		_aOxford India paperbacks
650		0	_zIndia.
650		0	_zIndia.
651		0	_aIndia _xPolitics and government.