Tabla de Contenidos: “…Gopalaswamy Ayyangar Committee'S Report -- Observations of the Comptroller and Auditor-General -- Recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commission -- Notes -- Chapter 7: The Parliament -- The Lok Sabha -- Speaker of the Lok Sabha -- Powers and Functions of the Speaker -- The Rajya Sabha -- Rajya Sabha: Its Composition -- Power and Functions of the Rajya Sabha -- Legislative Powers -- Constitutional Amendments -- The Role of the Rajya Sabha -- Powers of the Parliament -- Financial Powers -- Judicial Powers -- Parliamentary Committees -- The New Committee System In the Parliament -- Decline of the Parliament…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Philosophy of the Constitution -- Structure of Government at Union Level -- Power of the President -- Legislative Powers -- Administrative Powers -- Diplomatic Powers -- Military Powers -- Judicial Powers -- Emergency Powers -- Parliament -- Rajya Sabha -- Lok Sabha -- Functions of the Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) -- Parliamentary Committees -- Standing Committees -- Ad hoc Committees -- Decline of the Indian Parliament -- Prime Minister and Coalition Politics -- Judiciary -- Judicial Review -- Judicial Activism -- Judicial Corruption -- Judicial Accountability -- Structure of Government at State Level -- The State Legislature -- Local Government: The Third Tier of the Federal Structure -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 4: Power Structure in India: Institutional and Social (Caste, Dalit - Bahujan, Class, Patriarchy) -- Part 1 Caste System in India -- Varna and Jati -- Historical Perspective of Caste System -- Caste and politics in India -- The Politics of Reservation -- Caste in the Present Context -- Part 2 Class in India -- Class - Introduction -- Determinants of Class -- Caste Versus Class -- Caste Class Nexus in Indian Society -- Conclusion -- Part 3 Class and Patriarchy -- Patriarchy - Introduction -- Origin and Development -- Structures of Patriarchy -- Indian Patriarchy -- Empowerment of Women in India -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 5: Federalism in India in Comparative Perspective with Special Reference to Canada -- Understanding Federalism -- Meaning and Definitions -- General Features of Federalism -- Federal Features of the Indian Constitution -- Federal Features of the Canadian Constitution -- The Phases of Federalism in India and Canada -- Phase I: Indian Federalism Under One Party Dominance (1947-1967) -- Phase II: Under Indira Gandhi Administration (1967-1977)…”