Orient Blackswan

Imprint	Orient BlackSwan
Year of Publishing	2017
Number of pages	368
ISBN	9789386392435
Format	Paperback
Language	English
Dimensions	140 x 216 mm

Imprint	Orient BlackSwan
Year of Publishing	2014
Number of pages	368
ISBN	9788125056164
Format	Hardback
Language	English
Dimensions	140 x 216 mm

Imprint	Orient BlackSwan
Year of Publishing	2015
ISBN	9788125059561
Format	eBook
Language	English
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This volume examines the credibility and legitimacy of the Indian Parliament, scrutinising various aspects of its functioning.

The introduction provides a broad-ranging analysis of the relationship between the functioning of parliamentary institutions and the rapid changes witnessed in Indian society, particularly the onset of coalition politics and the initiation of economic reforms.

The first part of the volume examines the institutional standards of performance of the Parliament.

The second part focuses on different forms of parliamentary control, as well as the evolving relationship between the legislature and the executive in a period of unstable coalition formations.

The third part analyses the external factors which affect and determine the internal functioning of Parliament.

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Sudha Pai, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, and Rector, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Avinash Kumar, Assistant Professor of Political Studies, Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

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List of Figures, Tables and Annexures
Preface and Acknowledgements
Publisher’s Acknowledgements

Introduction
Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar

Part One: Parliamentary Functioning: Internal Dimensions
1. Measuring the Effectiveness of the Indian Parliament
M. R. Madhavan and Harsimran Kalra

2. The Anti-Defection Law: Intent and Outcome
Kaushiki Sanyal

3. Understanding Private Member’s Bills in the Indian Parliament
Raghab P. Dash

4. Bicameralism in India: The Centre and the States
K. C. Sivaramakrishnan and Bhanu Joshi

5. Performing Ethno-Linguistic Representation: A Study of Indian Parliamentary Ceremony and Ritual
Carole Spary

Part Two: Parliamentary Control Versus Executive Autonomy
6. Revitalising Parliamentary Oversight Committees
Amitabh Mukhopadhyay

7. Can the DRSCs Step into the Institutional Void of India’s Parliamentary Democracy?
Valerian Rodrigues

8. Strengthening Legislative Capabilities of Parliament: The National Advisory Council
Balveer Arora and K. K. Kailash

9. Delegation of Legislation in India: Constitutional Imperatives and the Economy of Politics
Jaivir Singh

Part Three: Parliamentary Functioning: External Dimensions
10. Crime, (Politics) and Non-Punishment
Avinash Kumar

11. Criminality in the Lok Sabha: An Examination of MP Participation and MP Attributes
Devesh K. Tiwari

12. Delusions of Grandeur: How Corruption in the Media Undermines the Working of Parliamentary Democracy
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

13. The Rival Representative Claims of Parliament and Civil Society in India
Niraja Gopal Jayal

Notes on the Contributors
Index

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This volume examines the credibility and legitimacy of the Indian Parliament, scrutinising various aspects of its functioning.

The introduction provides a broad-ranging analysis of the relationship between the functioning of parliamentary institutions and the rapid changes witnessed in Indian society, particularly the onset of coalition politics and the initiation of economic reforms.

The first part of the volume examines the institutional standards of performance of the Parliament.

The second part focuses on different forms of parliamentary control, as well as the evolving relationship between the legislature and the executive in a period of unstable coalition formations.

The third part analyses the external factors which affect and determine the internal functioning of Parliament.

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Introduction
Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar

one PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONING: INTERNAL DIMENSIONS
1 Measuring the Effectiveness of the Indian Parliament
M. R. Madhavan and Harsimran Kalra

2 The Anti-Defection Law: Intent and Outcome
Kaushiki Sanyal

3 Understanding Private Members’ Bills in the Indian Parliament
Raghab Dash

4 Bicameralism in India: The Centre and the States
K. C. Sivaramakrishnan and Bhanu Joshi

5 Performing Ethno-Linguistic Representation: A Study of Indian Parliamentary Ceremony and Ritual
Carole Spary

two PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL VERSUS EXECUTIVE AUTONOMY
6 Accountability and Parliamentary Oversight Committees
Amitabh Mukhopadhyay

7 Can the DRSCs Step into the Institutional Void of India’s Parliamentary Democracy?
Valerian Rodrigues

8 Strengthening Legislative Capabilities of the Indian Parliament: The National Advisory Council
Balveeer Arora and K. K. Kailash

9 Delegation of Legislation in India: Constitutional Imperatives and the Economy
of Politics
Jaivir Singh

three PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONING: EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS
10 Crime, (Politics), and Non-Punishment
Avinash Kumar

11 Criminality in the LokSabha: An Examination of MP Participation and MP Attributes
Devesh K. Tiwari

12 Delusions of Grandeur: How Corruption in the Media Undermines the Working of Parliamentary Democracy
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

13 The Rival Representative Claims of the Parliament and Civil Society in India
Niraja Gopal Jayal

the Book
the Author(s)
Table of Contents

This volume examines the credibility and legitimacy of the Indian Parliament, scrutinising various aspects of its functioning.

The introduction provides a broad-ranging analysis of the relationship between the functioning of parliamentary institutions and the rapid changes witnessed in Indian society, particularly the onset of coalition politics and the initiation of economic reforms.

The first part of the volume examines the institutional standards of performance of the Parliament.

The second part focuses on different forms of parliamentary control, as well as the evolving relationship between the legislature and the executive in a period of unstable coalition formations.

The third part analyses the external factors which affect and determine the internal functioning of Parliament.