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Comment: Polyarchy.

  • UPSC 2001
  • Democracy

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Polyarchy, "rule by many", is the term Robert A. Dahl used for the democracies that actually exist. He reserved democracy for an ideal no large state has reached. It is a realistic yardstick, not a celebration, and Dahl later exposed its limits himself.

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  • Pluralist Lineage
  • Two Dimensions, Four Regimes
  • The Institutional Guarantees
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  • India as a Polyarchy
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