Democracy in decay

How the ideals of the Constitution fail to percolate down to the masses

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wrong road? It is with this question, in fact, that the fourth of the 16 chapters comprising the book begins.

Before this, however, the author enlightens the reader about the evolution of representative democracy as the most acceptable form of governance. He also writes about India's unique achievement in the context by creating a nation by accepting ethnic, linguistic, cultural and religious diversities as opposed to enforced cultural homogeneity of European nation-building. The third offers an overview of popular disenchantment with democracy when constitutionally-formed governments failed to provide its citizens three most basic requirements of good governance-economic security, the rule of law, and speedy and affordable justice.