Political Stratification and Unstable Alliances in Rural Western Maharashtra
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3639871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A T Carter (University of Rochester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 423-442 |
| Publication date | 1972-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x00004297 |
| OpenAlex | W2044526128 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Among the characteristic features of local and state politics in modern India are a tendency to reach decisions by consensus procedures and the instability of factional alliances. Thus, Mayer notes that the 'dislike of an open vote is widespread in rural Indian society'.1As to the instability of political alliances, Bailey has observed that in Orissa political allegiances are apt to change rapidly and there is a quite bewildering degree of impermanence at the lower levels, a constant stream of new recruits coming in, while others drift away to other bosses or out of the system altogether.2
Development economics · Economics · Geography · Impermanence · Political economy · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Stratification (seeds · Law · Mathematics · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1974 - 1974 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |