House of the People: Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy

by Ronojoy Sen

While there is overwhelming support for democracy in India and voter turnout is higher than in many Western democracies, there are low levels of trust in political parties and elected representatives. This book is an attempt to look beyond Indian elections, which has increasingly occupied analysts and commentators. It focuses on the Lok Sabha (The House of the People), comprising 543 members directly elected for five years by a potential 800 million...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009180258
• ISBN13: 9781009180252
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"