Political development and pressure groups: Revisiting their theoretical underpinnings
By: Singh, Sujata.
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ArticlePublisher: 2015Description: p.565-575.Subject(s): Political parties - India | India - Politics and government | Politics and government | Interest groups
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Indian Journal of Public AdministrationSummary: Pressure groups or interest groups are at the core of democratic process. The origin of pressure groups is closely intertwined with the birth and growth of political parties. The umbilical bond between political parties and pressure groups remains complex. Pressure groups in Western democracies as well as in the developing countries have served as fertile ground for the creation of political parties. At the same time political parties have been instrumental in creating a large number of pressure groups serving as their satellites to represent varied interests. This especially applies to the larger political parties. However, development theorists have argued that the nature of pressure groups is largely dependent on the maturity of the political system. The development theories of the 1950s and '60s held that transitional societies suffered from lack of universalistic and rational orientations which in turn impacted on the organisation and functioning of interest groups in that they too exhibited the same orientations. The article tries to analyse the literature from varied sources in order to assess the role of political development in the growth of pressure groups. Their relevance to the present situation is also analysed.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 61, Issue no: 3 | Available | AR116006 |
Pressure groups or interest groups are at the core of democratic process. The origin of pressure groups is closely intertwined with the birth and growth of political parties. The umbilical bond between political parties and pressure groups remains complex. Pressure groups in Western democracies as well as in the developing countries have served as fertile ground for the creation of political parties. At the same time political parties have been instrumental in creating a large number of pressure groups serving as their satellites to represent varied interests. This especially applies to the larger political parties. However, development theorists have argued that the nature of pressure groups is largely dependent on the maturity of the political system. The development theories of the 1950s and '60s held that transitional societies suffered from lack of universalistic and rational orientations which in turn impacted on the organisation and functioning of interest groups in that they too exhibited the same orientations. The article tries to analyse the literature from varied sources in order to assess the role of political development in the growth of pressure groups. Their relevance to the present situation is also analysed.
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