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_bGAN-A
100 _aGanguly, Sumit
245 0 _aAscending India and its state capacity:
_b extraction, violence and legitimacy
260 _aNew Haven
_bYale University Press
_c2017
300 _aix, 338p.
504 _aincludes index
520 _aIndia’s ascent as a formidable power on the world stage and its geopolitical ramifications have received much attention in recent years. This comprehensive study by Sumit Ganguly and William Thompson, two highly distinguished scholars of political science and international relations, delves into the intricate inner workings of this great Asian nation to reveal an Indian state struggling to maintain national security, domestic order, and steady fiscal growth despite weaknesses in its economic and political institutions. The authors’ sobering account questions India’s perceived strengths and domestic and foreign policy initiatives while focusing on the South Asian giant’s infrastructural and economic growth problems, opposition to reform, and other important hurdles the nation has faced and will continue to face over the coming decade and beyond.
650 _aViolence monopoly
_zIndia
650 _aDefence and security policies
_zIndia
650 _aDemorcratic institutions
_zIndia
650 _aPolitical economy
_zIndia
700 _aThompson, William R.
942 _cBK
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