Constitution and Constitutionalism in India/Surya Narayan Misra, Subas Chandra Hazary and Amareswar Mishra. 1999, vii, 413 p., tables, $48. ISBN 81-7648-028-2.
Contents: Preface. 1. Does India need a new constitution?/Manoranjan Mohanty. 2. Constitution and constitutionalism/Sharada Rath. 3. Contemporary India's political scenario/Subas Chandra Hazary. 4. Towards rethinking India's independence and sovereignty: a developmental perspective/Narottan Gaan. 5. Dynamic federalism/Brahmananda Satapathy. 6. Religion and polity: the constitutional scenario in India/Jitendra Narayan Dash. 7. Secularism: the key to unity and integrity in India/Ipseeta Satapathy. 8. Party system in India: an overview/Madhusmita Mishra. 9. Legislative system and legislators in India/Surya Narayan Misra. 10. Indian Parliament: an overview/Smita Rout. 11. Politics of President's Rule in India/Rabindra Kumar Sethy. 12. Indian judiciary/Srinibas Pathy. 13. Modern trends in limited government/Bina Das. 14. Pitfalls of the Indian constitutional system/Santo Mazumdar. 15. Kashmir and crisis on our federal structure/Chitra Kanungo. 16. Political corruption in India/Jugal Kishore Misra. 17. Empowerment of women in Indian socio-political milieu/Bijoyini Mohanty. 18. Labour management relations: theory and practice under Indian constitution/Hare Krushna Swain. 19. The other side of the coin--the office of the Governors in the Indian political system/Krushna Singh Padhy. 20. Public Service Commissions in India: a study of organisational effectiveness/Jayashree Tripathy. 21. Constitutional status of local Government in India/Amareswar Mishra. 22. Grassroots democracy in India in the context of 73rd and 74th amendments/Dushmanta Kumar Mohanty. 23. Amendment of Indian constitution/Satchidananda Misra. 24. Consumerism and centralisation: two detractors of democracy and development in Buddhagram environment movement/Narayan Hazary and Subas Chandra Hazary. 25. Politics and democracy in India/Jaya Krushna Baral. Index.
"The present volume is a comprehensive treatise on the theory and practice of the lengthiest constitution--the constitution of India. The authors of the articles of the edited volume are eminent scholars and they have contributed these articles covering various facets of the Indian constitution." (jacket)
[Surya Narayan's books include India--The Cold War Years.
Subas Chandra Hazary's books include Student Politics in India.
Amareswar Mishra's books include Urban Government and Administration in India.]