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Breaking New Ground: Congress and Welfarism in India
Date de publication
14 October 2009
Accroche
Social welfarism played a decisive role in giving substance to the inclusive policies of the Congress government and the results of 2009 elections show that voters have given a mandate for the continuation of such welfare-oriented policies. This paper tracks the processes that paved the way for a radical shift leading to the adoption of a wide range of policies that reflect a social democratic flavour.