"Jenkins (Birkbeck College, University of London) has written a superb, highly provocative book on democracy and economic reform in India...it is a major contribution to the literature on Indian politics, comparative political economy, and democratic transition." Choice

• 1. Introduction; 2. The evolution of economic reform in India; 3. Theoretical and comparative perspectives of the politics of economic reform; 4. Political incentives: elite perceptions and the calculus of survival; 5. Political institutions: federalism, informal networks, and the management of dissent; 6. Political skills: introducing reform by stealth; 7. Implications.

"Jenkins (Birkbeck College, University of London) has written a superb, highly provocative book on democracy and economic reform in India...it is a major contribution to the literature on Indian politics, comparative political economy, and democratic transition." Choice

• 1. Introduction; 2. The evolution of economic reform in India; 3. Theoretical and comparative perspectives of the politics of economic reform; 4. Political incentives: elite perceptions and the calculus of survival; 5. Political institutions: federalism, informal networks, and the management of dissent; 6. Political skills: introducing reform by stealth; 7. Implications.

"Jenkins (Birkbeck College, University of London) has written a superb, highly provocative book on democracy and economic reform in India...it is a major contribution to the literature on Indian politics, comparative political economy, and democratic transition." Choice

• 1. Introduction; 2. The evolution of economic reform in India; 3. Theoretical and comparative perspectives of the politics of economic reform; 4. Political incentives: elite perceptions and the calculus of survival; 5. Political institutions: federalism, informal networks, and the management of dissent; 6. Political skills: introducing reform by stealth; 7. Implications.