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15. Political Elites in South Asia

Author : Philip Oldenburg

Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

This chapter highlights the “intimate” character of political elites in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Relations among political, civil service, business, media, professional, religious, and other powerful groups are examined, and their consequences for the stability or instability of political regimes are analyzed. Reflecting India’s size, diversity, and importance, its national, provincial, and local political elites receive detailed attention.

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Title: Political Elites in South Asia
Author: Philip Oldenburg
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Book: The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites
Print ISBN: 978-1-137-51903-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-51904-7

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51904-7_15