Karnataka Government and PoliticsHarish Ramaswamy The twenty-eight papers in this set of three volumes provide deep insights into the understanding of the dynamics of karnataka Government and politics. Giving a brief account of the geography of Karnataka, they examine the process by which the modern state of Karnataka emerged. |
Contents
Karnataka | 1 |
Geography of Karnataka | 22 |
Reflections on a Soft State | 43 |
Office of the Chief Minister | 57 |
Judiciary in Karnataka | 94 |
The Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative | 109 |
The Karnataka Government Secretariat | 146 |
Urban Government and Politics | 161 |
An Analysis | 259 |
Karnataka | 279 |
The Karnataka Right to Information Act 2000 | 302 |
Impact of Language on Karnataka Politics | 333 |
Communal Issues and Minorities | 349 |
Movement for Statehood in Kodagu | 377 |
Backward Classes and Minorities in Karnataka Politics | 397 |
PoliticalAdministrative | 414 |
Representation of Women in Local Government with | 192 |
Prospect | 206 |
Party System in Karnataka | 245 |
The Press and State Politics | 428 |
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