Author: Rob Jenkins | Journal of Democracy

Rob Jenkins is professor of political science at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is author and editor of several books, most recently Reinventing Accountability: Making Democracy Work for Human Development (2005).

April 2007, Volume 18, Issue 2

India’s Unlikely Democracy: Civil Society Versus Corruption

Rob Jenkins

Pervasive corruption hampers India's democracy, yet anticorruption movements may be helping to improve governmental accountability.

The State of India’s Democracy

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond
Šumit Ganguly

The essays in The State of India's Democracy focus on India's economy, society, and politics, providing illuminating insights into the past accomplishments—and continuing challenges—of Indian democracy.