This book challenges the ongoing scholarly debates on poor people's negotiations with democracy. It demonstrates the varied ways in which the poor engage with t

Nandini Gooptu's magisterial 2001 history of the labouring poor in India represents a tour-de-force.

Why has there not been more progress with reducing poverty in India? Patrons of the Poor offers a rich and contemporary account of politics and policymaking in

In this book, Das presents a class-based perspective on the economic and political situation in contemporary India in a globalizing world. It deals with the spe

Based on diverse sorts of data and fieldwork in India, this book analyses how the poor participate in a democracy.