TY  - GEN
Y1  - 2009///
ID  - heidok9977
A1  - Schoettli, Jivanta
TI  - Strategy and Vision in Politics : Jawaharlal Nehru's policy choices and the designing of political institutions
KW  - Jawaharlal Nehru 
KW  -  Aufbau von Institutionen 
KW  -  politische Entwicklung 
KW  -  postkoloniales Staatswesen 
KW  -  Politikgestaltung 
KW  -  Systemwechsel 
KW  -  ModernisierungJawaharlal Nehru 
KW  -  Secularism 
KW  -  Non-Alignment 
KW  -  Planning 
KW  -  Institution-building 
KW  -  Political development 
KW  -  post-colonial state 
KW  -  Modernisation
AV  - public
N2  - In power from 1947 to 1964, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is regarded as one of the key founding fathers of the modern Indian nation-state. However, a literature survey reveals that there is little systematic analysis of his policies which, it is argued, were crucial in moulding India?s modern politics. A reluctance to analyse Nehru as a politician concerned with power politics, seems to pervade existing scholarship. This work argues that policies are a window into the politics of the time and need to be analysed both in terms of their historical, institutional lineage as well as representing a compendium of values and interests. The 1950s in India were a crucial transition period when the legacy and institutions of British rule had to be transformed to fit the needs of a post-colonial state. The work selects three policy choices, the setting up of the Planning Commission in 1950, the signing of the Sino- Indian Panchasheela Agreement in 1954 and the passing of four legislative bills that compiled the Hindu Code in 1955 and 1956. It is posited that these policies correspond to the pillars of Nehru?s vision for a modern, independent India which encapsulated socialism, nonalignment and secularism. Applying insights from rational choice and new institutionalist theory, an attempt is made to understand the origins, composition and impact of the three policies. A comparative analysis generates findings that have particular relevance for the study of policy-making under conditions of transition. 
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/9977/
ER  -