Political society in developing countries (Record no. 161510)
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 333357809 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 306.2 SOM |
Item number | c.2 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Somjee, A. H. |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Political society in developing countries |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Macmillan |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1984 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 202p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | This book is about some of the dos and don'ts, normative as well as pragmatic, which underlie the working of liberal political institutions, and which the developing countries of our time have difficulty in grasping. It argues that in the establishment, effective operation and survival of such institutions, a repeatedly arrived at balance between what is normatively desirable and what is politically possible is crucial. Such a balance has to manifest itself in the political conduct of people on both sides of the power divide. Furthermore, it emphasises the need for the realisation on the part of those who operate liberal institutions as well as those who are served by them, that, despite all the shortcomings, such institu tions are worth preserving to protect the freedoms, interests and well-being of all concerned.<br/><br/>Towards the vulnerability and fragility of liberal political institutions in developing countries, wherever and to whatever extent they exist, a number of explanations have been offered in scholarly writings. They range from the lack of economic progress, the absence of a committed political elite to defend them in times of crisis, the presence of peculiar cultural conditions inimical to a questioning political culture, and the impatience and ambition of interfering men in military uniform. Arguably all these explanations identify some of the dimensions of the problem and formulate their own explanations around them. In such an exercise one of the least explored areas is whether the people of the non-Western world can learn - given the aspiration of substantial segments of its elite towards political liberalism, and also its own shortcomings and reverses in sustaining legal and political institutions to assimilate and act on certain imperatives, both moral and political. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Political sociology. |
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Koha item type | Donated Books |
Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2020-02-08 | 1 | 306.2 SOM | DD3033 | 2024-06-08 | 2024-01-04 | 2020-02-08 | Donated Books |