New Welfare Policy and Democratic Politics in India

This book offers an analysis of India's welfare policy during the last couple of decades. It will be of interest to researchers in the fields of the politics of welfare, democratisation in changing societies, comparative politics and Indian and South Asian Studies and Asian Politics.

List of contents

Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Welfare discourses in India; Chapter 3: Expansion of Welfare Aspirants in India at the Turn of the Century; Chapter 4: Convergence of Welfare Pledges by the Congress and the BJP: 2009-2019 Chapter 5: Welfare Policy Output 2009-19; Chapter 6: Welfare Policy Outcomes 2009-2019; Chapter 7: Responsiveness and Accountability; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Appendices; Index

About the author

Prakash Sarangi is a former Professor of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, India, and a former Vice-Chancellor, Ravenshaw University, India. His academic interests revolve around democratic theory and practice and his publications include Political Exchange and Public Policy, Essays on India's Political Economy and Liberal Theories of State: Contemporary Perspectives.

Product details

• Authors: Prakash Sarangi, Prakash (University of Hyderabad Sarangi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2025
• EAN: 9781032744612
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274461-2
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, India, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Public administration / Public policy