Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Jul 2018 Political Science
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Soft state
- II. Politics of Scarcity
- III. Crisis of Governability
- IV. Contentious Democracy
List II
- A. Atul Kohli
- B. Subrata K. Mitra
- C. Gunnar Myrdal
- D. Myron Weiner
AI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b ✓ Correct
BI-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d
CI-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a
DI-a, II-d, III-b, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b — Gunnar Myrdal coined the "soft state" in "Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations" (1968), describing states that pass laws but fail to enforce them.
Explanation
★Gunnar Myrdal coined the "soft state" in "Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations" (1968), describing states that pass laws but fail to enforce them.
★Myron Weiner gave "The Politics of Scarcity" (1962), on how scarce resources shape public pressure and political response in India.
★Atul Kohli wrote "Democracy and Discontent: India's Growing Crisis of Governability" (1990), on weakening institutions and rising disorder.
★Subrata K. Mitra is associated with "contentious democracy", where conflict and bargaining between traditional and modern forces sustain democratic order.
★Myrdal's soft state and Kohli's crisis of governability both point to the gap between state ambition and state capacity.
★For NET, lock the pairs: Myrdal-soft state, Weiner-Politics of Scarcity, Kohli-crisis of governability, Mitra-contentious democracy.
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