‘Demand Polity’ and ‘Command Polity’ are terms associated with :

‘Demand Polity’ and ‘Command Polity’ are terms associated with :

David Washbrook
Helen I. Tinker
Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne H. Rudolph
Rajni Kothari
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‘Demand Polity’ and ‘Command Polity’ are terms associated with Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne H. Rudolph.
These terms were used by Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph in their seminal works, particularly ‘The Modernity of Tradition: Political Development in India’ (1967), to analyze the nature of the Indian political system. ‘Demand Polity’ refers to a system where various social groups and citizens make demands on the state, while ‘Command Polity’ refers to a system where the state directs and controls societal activities. They argued that India exhibited characteristics of both.
Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne H. Rudolph were American political scientists whose work significantly contributed to the understanding of Indian politics and society. Their studies explored the interplay between tradition and modernity, state and society, and the dynamics of political participation in India.
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