
Democracy and Its Institutions
Andre Beteille(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published on 23. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-19-947167-6 (ISBN)
Description
Democracy rests on a delicate balance between two principles that may be called the rule of numbers and the rule of law. To ensure that the rule of law is not overwhelmed by the weight of numbers, democracy requires institutions. Examining democracy from an institutional perspective, this book studies such institutions as the Parliament, the courts of justice, and the systems of political parties, and brings out the contradictions between the ideals of democracy-such as equality and liberty-and the actual operation of government and politics. It introduces the reader to the distinction between law and custom, and between matters of right and matters of trust.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
195 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-947167-6 (9780199471676)
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Person
Andre Beteille, FBA, is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Delhi and National Research Professor.
Content
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1: The Institutions of Democracy; 2: Government and Opposition; 2: Civil Society and the State; 4: Constitutional Morality; 5: Can Rights Undermine Trust? How Institutions Work and Why They Fail; 6: Caste and the Citizen; 7: Pluralism and Liberalism; 8: Law and Custom; 9: Sociology and Ideology; Index; About the Author