Table of Contents

List of Tables. Foreword by T.N. Chaturvedi. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Glossary. Introduction. Chapter 1 Evolution of Ideas on Nation-Building and Modernization. Chapter 2 Constitutional Reforms, Electoral System, Political Parties and Elections before Independence. Chapter 3 Electoral System, Political Parties and Lok Sabha Elections. Chapter 4 A Comparative Analysis of Party Manifestos of National Political Parties. Conclusion. Note on Bibliography. Index

About the Author

R. K. Tiwari is former Professor of Public Administration and former Honorary Consultant at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, India. He also worked as Senior Consultant, Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Institute of Applied Manpower Research and was Senior Fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). His books include Rural Employment Programmes in India: The Implementation Process (1990); Human Rights and Law: Bonded Labour in India (2011); and Reflections on Indian Administration, 2 volumes (2017, co-edited). In 2013, he was conferred the Paul H. Appleby Award for rendering outstanding services in the field of Public Administration.