Representing India
Subtitle: ethnic diversity and the governance of public institutions
By: Niraja  Gopal Jayal.
Series: Ethnicity, inequality, and public sector governance
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Representative government and representation -- India.; Multiculturalism -- India.; Ethnicity -- India.; India -- Politics and government -- 1977-
Description: "This book on India is part of a multi-country study examining how ethnic diversity is represented in public institutions. It provides a broad-brush account of cultural diversity in India; the contentions over identity; the institutions devised to manage and negotiate diversity; and the patterns of representation in public institutions. Presenting new data on India's Parliament and Cabinet since 1991, this book provides a comprehensive account of representation along several axes simultaneously - caste, tribe and religion."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.