Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables
1. State Structures, Associational Life, and the Social Basis of Party Systems
2. Central, State, and Local Governments in India
3. Electoral Laws, Associations, and the Organization of the Catchall Congress Party
4. Electoral Competition and the Growth of Central Intervention in the States
5. Building Coalitions in the Indian States
6. From a Catchall to a Cleavage-Based Party System in an Indian State: Uttar Pradesh
7. State Policy, Party Politics, and the Rise of the BJP
8. The Centrality of Parties to Indian Politics: The Politics of Economic Reform and Collective Violence
9. Forming Links between Social Cleavages and Party Systems: Algeria and Spain
10. Conclusion: Rethinking Party Systems and Social Cleavages
Appendixes
Notes
References
Index