Political Development In India And South Africa

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Discusses political development of the two countries in terms of political developoment theories. Characteristics of the experiences of both countries. India's development since independence as a state of transition; fragmented political parties;social discontent. India as a bureaucratism-authoritarianism model. Political changes in South Africa since the end of apartheid. Limited movement toward democracy.

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"South Africa, India, and Political Development

The process of political development has been theorized by Howard J. Wrarda (2000) as falling within one of several alternative developmental theories. These theories include bureaucratic-authoritarianism (BA), world systems, corporatism, political economy, state-society relations, indigenous theories of change, rational choice theory, and the new institutionalism. Wrarda (2000) believes that this assortment of political development theories emerged because of a realization that the traditional, formal-legal approach dominating the field was inadequate to explain contemporary political development paradigms. This report will consider political development in India and South Africa and characterize these states experiences in the context of the most applicable ..."

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