TY - BOOK AU - Chandhoke, Neera AU - Priyadarshi, Praveen TI - Contemporary India: Economy, Society, Politics SN - 9788131719299 U1 - 954 PY - 2009/// CY - Noida PB - Pearson Education Limited KW - Politics and government - Mathematics N1 - Part I: Economy 1. Basic Features of the Indian Economy in 1947 Samir Kumar Singh 2. The Evolution of Development Strategy Since Independence 3. Some Important Constituents of Economic Policy 4. Regional Disparities, Poverty and Food Insecurity 5. Human Development: Health and Education 6. Science and Technology Policy: IT and Social Change Part II: Society 7. The Changing Social Structure in Contemporary India 8. The Explosion of the ‘Middle Class 9. Catalysts of Social Change: Adult Franchise and Education 10. Social Movements and the Mass Media 11. Social Mobility and Changes in Occupational Structure 12. Social Movements: Challenges and Opportunities Part III: Politics 13. The Nature and Functioning of Democracy 14. The Parliamentary System: An Evaluation 15. Democracy: Social and Economic Dimensions 16. The Changing Nature of the Party System 17. Why Is Secularism Important for India? 18. Contemporary Debates on Nationalism 19. Dimensions of Indian Federalism 20. Democratic Decentralization and Panchayati Raj 21. The Changing Nature of Public Administration 22. India in the Global Strategic Environment ER -