Democratization From Above - The Logic of Local Democracy in the Developing World

The book explains why some national and state governments in the developing world introduce reforms to make local governance more democratic while others do not.

List of contents

1. The puzzle of 'democratization from above'; 2. The strategic logic of local democratization; 3. Local intermediaries, local democratization, and political party organizations in India; 4. 'Constitutionalizing' local democracy: explaining the 1993 national constitutional amendments; 5. Intra-party competition and local democracy in the Indian states: a statistical analysis; 6. Intra-party competition and local governance reform in Kerala and Tamil Nadu; 7. Local politicians as intermediaries: the effect of village-level politicians on state-level elections; 8. The logic of local democratization across the developing world; 9. Implications of 'democratization from above'; 10. Data appendix: dataset on local democratization reforms in the developing world.

About the author

Anjali Thomas Bohlken is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. She received her Ph.D. from New York University in 2010. Bohlken specializes in comparative politics and political economy with an emphasis on India.

Summary

Democratization from Above offers a novel argument to explain why some national and state governments in the developing world introduce reforms to make local governance more democratic while others fail to do so. This study is aimed at researchers, graduate students and undergraduates in comparative politics and South Asian politics.

Product details

• Authors: Anjali Thomas Bohlken, Anjali Thomas (University of British Colu Bohlken, Anjali Thomas (University of British Columbia Bohlken, Bohlken Anjali Thomas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781107569454
• ISBN: 978-1-107-56945-4
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government