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Democracy and Its Institutions

by Beteille Andre
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780199471676
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
  • Publisher: Oxford UP
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 224
  • Original Price: INR 430.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 181 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Comparative Politics, Political Ideologies / Democracy, and International

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.

André Béteille, Professor Emeritus of Socio logy, University of Delhi

Andre Beteille, FBA, is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Delhi and National Research Professor.

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