TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hasan, Zoya, ed.
AU  - Sridharan, E., ed.
AU  - Sudarshan, R., ed.
TI  - India's living constitution: ideas, practices, controversies
SN  - 9781843311362
U1  - 342.54 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Permanent Black
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Constitutional law
N1  - 1. Introduction: civilization, constitution, democracy / Satish Saberwal --
pt.I. Overview --
2. (Im)possibility of constitutional justice: seismographic notes on Indian constitutionalism / Upendra Baxi --
3. Indian constitution and democracy / Sunil Khilnani --
4. Nation and the state in India: a difficult bond / Javeed Alam --
pt.II. Organising principles --
5. India's secular constitution / Rajeev Bhargava --
6. How has the proliferation of parties affected the Indian federation?: a comparative approach / Douglas V. Verney --
7. 'Stateness' and democracy in India's constitution / R. Sudarshan --
8. Inner conflict of constitutionalism: judicial review and the 'basic structure' / Pratap Bhanu Mehta --
pt.III. Rights and justice --
9. Individual and group rights: a view from India / Neera Chandhoke --
10. Sex equality, liberty, and privacy: a comparative approach to the feminist critique / Martha C. Nussbaum Pt.IV. Equity --
11. Pursuit of social justice / A. Vaidyanathan --
12. Long half-life of reservations / Marc Galanter --
pt.V. India's polity --
13. Expected and the unintended in working a democratic constitution / Granville Austin --
14. Origins of the electoral system: rules, representation, and power-sharing in India's democracy / E. Sridharan --
15. Decentralization and local government: the 'second wind' of democracy in India / Peter Ronald deSouza --
16. 'Politics of presence' and legislative reservations for women / Zoya Hasan
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