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  1. Political Theories and Ideologies

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    Political Theories and Ideologies

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    Module 01 Introduction

    1. What Political Theory Is: Meaning, Definitions, Types and Significance 1
    2. The Decline and Resurgence of Political Theory 4
    3. How Political Theory Shapes Society and Law 7
    4. Mill's Influence on the Indian Constitution 10

    Module 02 Political Concepts and Theories (Part I)

    1. Liberty: Meaning, Importance and Kinds 15
    2. J. S. Mill on Liberty: The Harm Principle 19
    3. The Shift From Negative Liberty to Positive Liberty 25
    4. Liberty and Equality: Enemies or Partners? 31
    5. Equality: Meaning, Importance and Kinds 34
    6. Theories of Equality: Welfare, Resources, Capability and Complex Equality 37
    7. What Justice Means 41
    8. The Kinds of Justice 44
    9. Rawls and Justice as Fairness 48
    10. Rights: Meaning, Nature and Kinds 53
    11. Negative and Positive Rights, and the Kinds of Rights 59
    12. Fundamental Rights and Human Rights Distinguished 62
    13. Duties, and the Correlation of Rights and Duties 67
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    Module 02 continued Political Concepts and Theories (Part I)

    1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Rights It Declares 71

    Module 03 Political Concepts and Theories (Part II)

    1. What Power Is, and Why Political Science Begins With It 77
    2. The Definitions of Power, and the Three Faces of It 82
    3. Power, Force, Coercion and Influence: The Family of Words That Get Confused 87
    4. What Authority Is 91
    5. The Features of Authority 96
    6. The Sources of Authority: How Power Is Legalised 100
    7. Power and Authority Compared 105
    8. Legitimacy: The Concept 109
    9. Max Weber's Classification of Authority 114
    10. The Elite Theory of Power 118
    11. The Marxist Theory of Power 124
    12. The Elite Theory and the Marxist Theory Compared 130
    13. The Group Theory of Power 135
    14. What Political Obligation Is 138
    15. Why People Obey Laws: The Grounds of Political Obligation 143
    16. The Theories of Political Obligation: A Map 148
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    Module 03 continued Political Concepts and Theories (Part II)

    1. The Divine Right Theory of Kings 152
    2. The Theory of Force 157
    3. The Theory of Prescriptive Possession 162
    4. The Social Contract and Consent Theory 167
    5. Locke: The Contract as a Trust 172
    6. Rousseau: The General Will 177
    7. Consent Theory and Its Critics 182
    8. Karl Marx on Political Obligation 187
    9. The Utilitarian Theory of Political Obligation 193
    10. What an Unjust Law Is 196
    11. The Right to Resistance and Dissent 202
    12. Civil Disobedience: Meaning, Features, Conditions and Limits, and Revolution Contrasted 208
    13. Thoreau and Civil Disobedience 212
    14. T. H. Green on Resistance 217
    15. Martin Luther King Jr on Resistance 222
    16. Nelson Mandela on Resistance 228
    17. Punishment: Why the State Does It at All 234
    18. The Justification of Punishment 239
    19. Kinds of Punishment Under the Sanhita 245
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    Module 03 continued Political Concepts and Theories (Part II)

    1. Theories of Punishment: An Overview 254
    2. The Deterrent Theory 259
    3. Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarian Theory of Punishment 265
    4. The Retributive Theory 271
    5. Kant's Retributivism 278
    6. The Preventive Theory 284
    7. The Reformative Theory 289
    8. Gandhi and the Reformative Approach to Punishment 296
    9. The Expiation Theory 303

    Module 04 Political Ideologies

    1. What a Political Ideology Is 307
    2. Theory and Ideology, and the End of Ideology 312
    3. Liberalism: Meaning and Basic Principles 315
    4. Classical and Modern Liberalism 320
    5. Neoliberalism, Liberal Democracy and the End of History 325
    6. Liberalism: The Arguments For and Against 329
    7. Socialism: Meaning and Basic Principles 335
    8. The Kinds of Socialism 340
    9. Socialism: The Arguments For and Against 345
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    Module 04 continued Political Ideologies

    1. Socialism's Influence on the Indian Constitution 350
    2. Socialism and Communism Compared 356
    3. Marx: Historical and Dialectical Materialism 361
    4. Marx: Theory of Social Class and Social Conflict 366
    5. Marx: Alienation 371
    6. Communism: The Basic Principles 376
    7. An Evaluation of Communism 382
    8. Marxism: Exploitation, the State and Its Relevance Today 387
    9. Utilitarianism: Meaning and Basic Principles 390
    10. Bentham's Utilitarianism and the Felicific Calculus 395
    11. J. S. Mill's Modification of Benthamite Utilitarianism 401
    12. Utilitarianism: The Arguments For and Against 407
    13. State, Nation and Nationality Distinguished 413
    14. Nationality: Meaning, and the Elements That Help It Develop 416
    15. Nationalism: Meaning, Principles, Merits, and the Dangers of Over-Nationalism 420
    16. Challenges Before Nationalism: Sub-nationalism and Regionalism 425
    17. Dictatorship and the Totalitarian State: Fascism, Nazism and Soviet Communism 428
    18. Fascism and Nazism: Core Values 434
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    Module 04 continued Political Ideologies

    1. Gandhiji's Political Thought 437
    2. Satyagraha: The Gandhian Technique of Resistance 443
    3. Gandhian Gram Swaraj 450
    4. Sarvodaya, Compared With Utilitarianism 455
    5. Gandhism and Communism Compared 461
    6. Ambedkar on Marginalization 467
    7. Dr Ambedkar's Views on Decentralisation 471
    8. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Theory of Social Justice 476

    Module 05 Contemporary Political Ideologies

    1. Ecologism 480
    2. Feminism and Sociology: The Historical Roots 483
    3. The Feminist Perspective 489
    4. Liberal Feminism 493
    5. Marxist Feminism 497
    6. Black Feminism 501
    7. Eco-Feminism 505
    8. Multiculturalism, and the Indian Version of It 509
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    Notes
    2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 512 pages.
    Every chapter in the notes: 105 chapters across 5 modules

    Module 01 4 chapters

    1. 1 What Political Theory Is: Meaning, Definitions, Types and Significance pages 1 to 3
    2. 2 The Decline and Resurgence of Political Theory pages 4 to 6
    3. 3 How Political Theory Shapes Society and Law pages 7 to 9
    4. 4 Mill's Influence on the Indian Constitution pages 10 to 14

    Module 02 14 chapters

    1. 5 Liberty: Meaning, Importance and Kinds pages 15 to 18
    2. 6 J. S. Mill on Liberty: The Harm Principle pages 19 to 24
    3. 7 The Shift From Negative Liberty to Positive Liberty pages 25 to 30
    4. 8 Liberty and Equality: Enemies or Partners? pages 31 to 33
    5. 9 Equality: Meaning, Importance and Kinds pages 34 to 36
    6. 10 Theories of Equality: Welfare, Resources, Capability and Complex Equality pages 37 to 40
    7. 11 What Justice Means pages 41 to 43
    8. 12 The Kinds of Justice pages 44 to 47
    9. 13 Rawls and Justice as Fairness pages 48 to 52
    10. 14 Rights: Meaning, Nature and Kinds pages 53 to 58
    11. 15 Negative and Positive Rights, and the Kinds of Rights pages 59 to 61
    12. 16 Fundamental Rights and Human Rights Distinguished pages 62 to 66
    13. 17 Duties, and the Correlation of Rights and Duties pages 67 to 70
    14. 18 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Rights It Declares pages 71 to 76

    Module 03 44 chapters

    1. 19 What Power Is, and Why Political Science Begins With It pages 77 to 81
    2. 20 The Definitions of Power, and the Three Faces of It pages 82 to 86
    3. 21 Power, Force, Coercion and Influence: The Family of Words That Get Confused pages 87 to 90
    4. 22 What Authority Is pages 91 to 95
    5. 23 The Features of Authority pages 96 to 99
    6. 24 The Sources of Authority: How Power Is Legalised pages 100 to 104
    7. 25 Power and Authority Compared pages 105 to 108
    8. 26 Legitimacy: The Concept pages 109 to 113
    9. 27 Max Weber's Classification of Authority pages 114 to 117
    10. 28 The Elite Theory of Power pages 118 to 123
    11. 29 The Marxist Theory of Power pages 124 to 129
    12. 30 The Elite Theory and the Marxist Theory Compared pages 130 to 134
    13. 31 The Group Theory of Power pages 135 to 137
    14. 32 What Political Obligation Is pages 138 to 142
    15. 33 Why People Obey Laws: The Grounds of Political Obligation pages 143 to 147
    16. 34 The Theories of Political Obligation: A Map pages 148 to 151
    17. 35 The Divine Right Theory of Kings pages 152 to 156
    18. 36 The Theory of Force pages 157 to 161
    19. 37 The Theory of Prescriptive Possession pages 162 to 166
    20. 38 The Social Contract and Consent Theory pages 167 to 171
    21. 39 Locke: The Contract as a Trust pages 172 to 176
    22. 40 Rousseau: The General Will pages 177 to 181
    23. 41 Consent Theory and Its Critics pages 182 to 186
    24. 42 Karl Marx on Political Obligation pages 187 to 192
    25. 43 The Utilitarian Theory of Political Obligation pages 193 to 195
    26. 44 What an Unjust Law Is pages 196 to 201
    27. 45 The Right to Resistance and Dissent pages 202 to 207
    28. 46 Civil Disobedience: Meaning, Features, Conditions and Limits, and Revolution Contrasted pages 208 to 211
    29. 47 Thoreau and Civil Disobedience pages 212 to 216
    30. 48 T. H. Green on Resistance pages 217 to 221
    31. 49 Martin Luther King Jr on Resistance pages 222 to 227
    32. 50 Nelson Mandela on Resistance pages 228 to 233
    33. 51 Punishment: Why the State Does It at All pages 234 to 238
    34. 52 The Justification of Punishment pages 239 to 244
    35. 53 Kinds of Punishment Under the Sanhita pages 245 to 253
    36. 54 Theories of Punishment: An Overview pages 254 to 258
    37. 55 The Deterrent Theory pages 259 to 264
    38. 56 Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarian Theory of Punishment pages 265 to 270
    39. 57 The Retributive Theory pages 271 to 277
    40. 58 Kant's Retributivism pages 278 to 283
    41. 59 The Preventive Theory pages 284 to 288
    42. 60 The Reformative Theory pages 289 to 295
    43. 61 Gandhi and the Reformative Approach to Punishment pages 296 to 302
    44. 62 The Expiation Theory pages 303 to 306

    Module 04 35 chapters

    1. 63 What a Political Ideology Is pages 307 to 311
    2. 64 Theory and Ideology, and the End of Ideology pages 312 to 314
    3. 65 Liberalism: Meaning and Basic Principles pages 315 to 319
    4. 66 Classical and Modern Liberalism pages 320 to 324
    5. 67 Neoliberalism, Liberal Democracy and the End of History pages 325 to 328
    6. 68 Liberalism: The Arguments For and Against pages 329 to 334
    7. 69 Socialism: Meaning and Basic Principles pages 335 to 339
    8. 70 The Kinds of Socialism pages 340 to 344
    9. 71 Socialism: The Arguments For and Against pages 345 to 349
    10. 72 Socialism's Influence on the Indian Constitution pages 350 to 355
    11. 73 Socialism and Communism Compared pages 356 to 360
    12. 74 Marx: Historical and Dialectical Materialism pages 361 to 365
    13. 75 Marx: Theory of Social Class and Social Conflict pages 366 to 370
    14. 76 Marx: Alienation pages 371 to 375
    15. 77 Communism: The Basic Principles pages 376 to 381
    16. 78 An Evaluation of Communism pages 382 to 386
    17. 79 Marxism: Exploitation, the State and Its Relevance Today pages 387 to 389
    18. 80 Utilitarianism: Meaning and Basic Principles pages 390 to 394
    19. 81 Bentham's Utilitarianism and the Felicific Calculus pages 395 to 400
    20. 82 J. S. Mill's Modification of Benthamite Utilitarianism pages 401 to 406
    21. 83 Utilitarianism: The Arguments For and Against pages 407 to 412
    22. 84 State, Nation and Nationality Distinguished pages 413 to 415
    23. 85 Nationality: Meaning, and the Elements That Help It Develop pages 416 to 419
    24. 86 Nationalism: Meaning, Principles, Merits, and the Dangers of Over-Nationalism pages 420 to 424
    25. 87 Challenges Before Nationalism: Sub-nationalism and Regionalism pages 425 to 427
    26. 88 Dictatorship and the Totalitarian State: Fascism, Nazism and Soviet Communism pages 428 to 433
    27. 89 Fascism and Nazism: Core Values pages 434 to 436
    28. 90 Gandhiji's Political Thought pages 437 to 442
    29. 91 Satyagraha: The Gandhian Technique of Resistance pages 443 to 449
    30. 92 Gandhian Gram Swaraj pages 450 to 454
    31. 93 Sarvodaya, Compared With Utilitarianism pages 455 to 460
    32. 94 Gandhism and Communism Compared pages 461 to 466
    33. 95 Ambedkar on Marginalization pages 467 to 470
    34. 96 Dr Ambedkar's Views on Decentralisation pages 471 to 475
    35. 97 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Theory of Social Justice pages 476 to 479

    Module 05 8 chapters

    1. 98 Ecologism pages 480 to 482
    2. 99 Feminism and Sociology: The Historical Roots pages 483 to 488
    3. 100 The Feminist Perspective pages 489 to 492
    4. 101 Liberal Feminism pages 493 to 496
    5. 102 Marxist Feminism pages 497 to 500
    6. 103 Black Feminism pages 501 to 504
    7. 104 Eco-Feminism pages 505 to 508
    8. 105 Multiculturalism, and the Indian Version of It pages 509 to 512

  2. Macro Economics, Policies and Practice

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    Macro Economics, Policies and Practice

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    Module 01 Introduction to Macro Economics

    1. Macroeconomics: Its Nature, Scope, Importance and Uses 1
    2. Microeconomics and Macroeconomics 5
    3. The Micro-Macro Paradox and the Paradox of Thrift 11
    4. How the Macroeconomic Variables Are Related 16
    5. Index Numbers: Simple and Weighted 19
    6. The Value of Money and Fisher's Cash Transactions Approach 24

    Module 02 National Income

    1. The Circular Flow of Income 30
    2. National Income: Meaning and Definitions 36
    3. National Income: The Concepts 42
    4. Measuring National Income 50
    5. The Difficulties of Measuring National Income in India 56
    6. GDP as a Measure of Welfare 62
    7. Green GDP and What GDP Leaves Out 65

    Module 03 Business Cycle and Inflation

    1. Trade Cycles and Their Phases 71
    2. Why Trade Cycles Happen, and What Governments Do About Them 77
    3. The Climatic, Psychological and Under-Consumption Theories of Trade Cycles 86
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    Module 03 continued Business Cycle and Inflation

    1. The Monetary and Over-Investment Theories: Hawtrey and Hayek 91
    2. Schumpeter's Innovation Theory of Trade Cycles 96
    3. Inflation: Meaning, Types and Causes 100
    4. The Effects of Inflation on Production, Consumption and Distribution 105
    5. Deflation: Its Meaning, Causes, Effects and Control 109
    6. The Inflationary Gap 114
    7. The Multiplier 118
    8. The Accelerator, and How It Differs from the Multiplier 123
    9. Monetary and Fiscal Policy Against the Business Cycle 128
    10. Monetary Policy: Its Meaning, Objectives and Limits 131
    11. Methods to Control Inflation: Monetary, Fiscal and Administrative 137

    Module 04 Output and Employment

    1. Say's Law of Markets 141
    2. The Classical Theory of Income, Output and Employment 148
    3. Wage-Price Flexibility and the Pigou Effect 154
    4. The Keynesian Theory of Employment 160
    5. Effective Demand and Its Determination 168
    6. The Consumption Function and the Propensity to Consume 174
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    Module 04 continued Output and Employment

    1. The Investment Function and the Marginal Efficiency of Capital 180
    2. Saving and Investment: the Classical and the Keynesian Theories 186
    3. Keynes's Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest 190
    4. The Classical and Keynesian Theories Compared 196

    Module 05 Government and the Macro Economy

    1. The Central Bank and Its Functions 201
    2. The Reserve Bank of India: Its Functions and Role 206
    3. Monetary Policy and the Monetary Policy Committee 211
    4. Methods of Credit Control: Quantitative and Qualitative 217
    5. Credit Creation by Commercial Banks 223
    6. What Determines the Money Supply, and How the RBI Controls It 227
    7. The Branches of Public Finance 235
    8. The Sources of Public Revenue 239
    9. The Meaning of a Tax, and Progressive, Proportional and Regressive Taxes 246
    10. The Characteristics of a Good Tax System 250
    11. Direct Taxes in India 255
    12. Indirect Taxes and the Goods and Services Tax 262
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    Module 05 continued Government and the Macro Economy

    1. Impact, Incidence and Shifting of a Tax 271
    2. The Effects of Taxation on Production, Consumption and Distribution 276
    3. Public Finance and the Shape of the Indian Tax Structure 281
    4. Public Expenditure and Its Classification 288
    5. The Canons and Effects of Public Expenditure, and Maximum Social Advantage 295
    6. Why Public Expenditure Grows 302
    7. The Budget: Meaning and Components 309
    8. Balanced and Unbalanced Budgets 316
    9. Deficit Financing 321
    10. Deficits, Public Debt and the FRBM Act 327
    11. Public Debt: Its Types and Its Repayment 336

    Module 06 International Trade

    1. What International Trade Is, and How It Differs from Internal Trade 343
    2. The Importance of International Trade, and Its Disadvantages 347
    3. The Classical Theory: Absolute Advantage and Comparative Cost 352
    4. The Comparative Cost Theory Examined: Assumptions, Criticism and Restatement 357
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    Module 06 continued International Trade

    1. The Modern Theory: The Heckscher-Ohlin Theory of International Trade 362
    2. The Balance of Payments: What It Is 367
    3. The Structure of the Balance of Payments 375
    4. Disequilibrium in the Balance of Payments 382
    5. Correcting a Disequilibrium 391
    6. Terms of Trade: Meaning, Concepts and Determinants 401
    7. Free Trade Versus Protection 407
    8. Tariffs: Meaning, Kinds and Effects 410
    9. Quotas: Meaning, Kinds, Objectives and Effects, and Tariffs and Quotas Compared 415
    10. Foreign Exchange and the Foreign Exchange Market 420
    11. The Determination of the Exchange Rate: Demand, Supply and Parity 424
    12. Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rates 429
    13. Exchange Control: Meaning, Objectives and Methods 434
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    Notes
    2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 438 pages.
    Every chapter in the notes: 77 chapters across 6 modules

    Module 01 6 chapters

    1. 1 Macroeconomics: Its Nature, Scope, Importance and Uses pages 1 to 4
    2. 2 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics pages 5 to 10
    3. 3 The Micro-Macro Paradox and the Paradox of Thrift pages 11 to 15
    4. 4 How the Macroeconomic Variables Are Related pages 16 to 18
    5. 5 Index Numbers: Simple and Weighted pages 19 to 23
    6. 6 The Value of Money and Fisher's Cash Transactions Approach pages 24 to 29

    Module 02 7 chapters

    1. 7 The Circular Flow of Income pages 30 to 35
    2. 8 National Income: Meaning and Definitions pages 36 to 41
    3. 9 National Income: The Concepts pages 42 to 49
    4. 10 Measuring National Income pages 50 to 55
    5. 11 The Difficulties of Measuring National Income in India pages 56 to 61
    6. 12 GDP as a Measure of Welfare pages 62 to 64
    7. 13 Green GDP and What GDP Leaves Out pages 65 to 70

    Module 03 14 chapters

    1. 14 Trade Cycles and Their Phases pages 71 to 76
    2. 15 Why Trade Cycles Happen, and What Governments Do About Them pages 77 to 85
    3. 16 The Climatic, Psychological and Under-Consumption Theories of Trade Cycles pages 86 to 90
    4. 17 The Monetary and Over-Investment Theories: Hawtrey and Hayek pages 91 to 95
    5. 18 Schumpeter's Innovation Theory of Trade Cycles pages 96 to 99
    6. 19 Inflation: Meaning, Types and Causes pages 100 to 104
    7. 20 The Effects of Inflation on Production, Consumption and Distribution pages 105 to 108
    8. 21 Deflation: Its Meaning, Causes, Effects and Control pages 109 to 113
    9. 22 The Inflationary Gap pages 114 to 117
    10. 23 The Multiplier pages 118 to 122
    11. 24 The Accelerator, and How It Differs from the Multiplier pages 123 to 127
    12. 25 Monetary and Fiscal Policy Against the Business Cycle pages 128 to 130
    13. 26 Monetary Policy: Its Meaning, Objectives and Limits pages 131 to 136
    14. 27 Methods to Control Inflation: Monetary, Fiscal and Administrative pages 137 to 140

    Module 04 10 chapters

    1. 28 Say's Law of Markets pages 141 to 147
    2. 29 The Classical Theory of Income, Output and Employment pages 148 to 153
    3. 30 Wage-Price Flexibility and the Pigou Effect pages 154 to 159
    4. 31 The Keynesian Theory of Employment pages 160 to 167
    5. 32 Effective Demand and Its Determination pages 168 to 173
    6. 33 The Consumption Function and the Propensity to Consume pages 174 to 179
    7. 34 The Investment Function and the Marginal Efficiency of Capital pages 180 to 185
    8. 35 Saving and Investment: the Classical and the Keynesian Theories pages 186 to 189
    9. 36 Keynes's Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest pages 190 to 195
    10. 37 The Classical and Keynesian Theories Compared pages 196 to 200

    Module 05 23 chapters

    1. 38 The Central Bank and Its Functions pages 201 to 205
    2. 39 The Reserve Bank of India: Its Functions and Role pages 206 to 210
    3. 40 Monetary Policy and the Monetary Policy Committee pages 211 to 216
    4. 41 Methods of Credit Control: Quantitative and Qualitative pages 217 to 222
    5. 42 Credit Creation by Commercial Banks pages 223 to 226
    6. 43 What Determines the Money Supply, and How the RBI Controls It pages 227 to 234
    7. 44 The Branches of Public Finance pages 235 to 238
    8. 45 The Sources of Public Revenue pages 239 to 245
    9. 46 The Meaning of a Tax, and Progressive, Proportional and Regressive Taxes pages 246 to 249
    10. 47 The Characteristics of a Good Tax System pages 250 to 254
    11. 48 Direct Taxes in India pages 255 to 261
    12. 49 Indirect Taxes and the Goods and Services Tax pages 262 to 270
    13. 50 Impact, Incidence and Shifting of a Tax pages 271 to 275
    14. 51 The Effects of Taxation on Production, Consumption and Distribution pages 276 to 280
    15. 52 Public Finance and the Shape of the Indian Tax Structure pages 281 to 287
    16. 53 Public Expenditure and Its Classification pages 288 to 294
    17. 54 The Canons and Effects of Public Expenditure, and Maximum Social Advantage pages 295 to 301
    18. 55 Why Public Expenditure Grows pages 302 to 308
    19. 56 The Budget: Meaning and Components pages 309 to 315
    20. 57 Balanced and Unbalanced Budgets pages 316 to 320
    21. 58 Deficit Financing pages 321 to 326
    22. 59 Deficits, Public Debt and the FRBM Act pages 327 to 335
    23. 60 Public Debt: Its Types and Its Repayment pages 336 to 342

    Module 06 17 chapters

    1. 61 What International Trade Is, and How It Differs from Internal Trade pages 343 to 346
    2. 62 The Importance of International Trade, and Its Disadvantages pages 347 to 351
    3. 63 The Classical Theory: Absolute Advantage and Comparative Cost pages 352 to 356
    4. 64 The Comparative Cost Theory Examined: Assumptions, Criticism and Restatement pages 357 to 361
    5. 65 The Modern Theory: The Heckscher-Ohlin Theory of International Trade pages 362 to 366
    6. 66 The Balance of Payments: What It Is pages 367 to 374
    7. 67 The Structure of the Balance of Payments pages 375 to 381
    8. 68 Disequilibrium in the Balance of Payments pages 382 to 390
    9. 69 Correcting a Disequilibrium pages 391 to 400
    10. 70 Terms of Trade: Meaning, Concepts and Determinants pages 401 to 406
    11. 71 Free Trade Versus Protection pages 407 to 409
    12. 72 Tariffs: Meaning, Kinds and Effects pages 410 to 414
    13. 73 Quotas: Meaning, Kinds, Objectives and Effects, and Tariffs and Quotas Compared pages 415 to 419
    14. 74 Foreign Exchange and the Foreign Exchange Market pages 420 to 423
    15. 75 The Determination of the Exchange Rate: Demand, Supply and Parity pages 424 to 428
    16. 76 Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rates pages 429 to 433
    17. 77 Exchange Control: Meaning, Objectives and Methods pages 434 to 438

  3. Theoretical Perspectives of Sociology

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    Theoretical Perspectives of Sociology

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    Module 01 Introduction

    1. What Sociology Is 1
    2. The Nature and Scope of Sociology 7
    3. The Elements of Theory: Concepts, Variables, Statements and Formats 12
    4. Concepts, Theories and Paradigms 15
    5. Sociological Theorization: How Sociologists Build Theory 19
    6. Levels of Theorization: Grand Theories and Middle Range Theories 22
    7. The Relationship between Theory and Research 26
    8. From Social Philosophy to Sociology: the Transition 29
    9. The Emergence of Sociology: the Socio-political and Intellectual Forces 33
    10. Modernization and Industrialization 37
    11. Reform Movements: the Brahmo Samaj, the Arya Samaj and the Ramakrishna Mission 41
    12. Reform Movements: Western India and the Aligarh Movement 51
    13. The Development of Sociology in India 62

    Module 02 Schools of Sociological Theory and Content of Theories - an Overview

    1. Why a Law Student Studies Sociology 66
    2. The Relation of Law and Society 71
    3. Sociological Theories and Their Relationship to Law 76
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    1. Law and Social Change 79
    2. The Functionalist Perspective 85
    3. Parsons: AGIL and the Functional Prerequisites 89
    4. The Conflict Perspective 94
    5. Weber: Social Action and Its Types 98
    6. Parsons: The Structure of Social Action 104
    7. Symbolic Interactionism 108

    Module 03 Significant Western Sociological Thinkers

    1. Auguste Comte 112
    2. Herbert Spencer: Social Darwinism and Super-organic Evolution 117
    3. The Evolutionary Perspective 120
    4. The Division of Labour 124
    5. Durkheim: Division of Labour and Social Solidarity 129
    6. Durkheim: The Theory of Suicide 134
    7. Durkheim: The Theory of Religion 139
    8. Marx: Historical and Dialectical Materialism 144
    9. Marx: Theory of Social Class and Social Conflict 149
    10. Marx: Alienation 154
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    1. Work and Alienation 159
    2. Weber: Power and Authority 163
    3. Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 168
    4. Social Determinants of Economic Development 173
    5. Weber: Bureaucracy 178

    Module 04 Significant Indian Sociological Thinkers

    1. G. S. Ghurye and Irawati Karve: The Indological Perspective 183
    2. M. N. Srinivas: Caste, Sanskritisation and the Dominant Caste 186
    3. Caste 189
    4. Sanskritisation and Westernization 194
    5. A. R. Desai: The Marxist Perspective 198
    6. Andre Beteille: Caste, Class and Power 201
    7. Social Stratification 204
    8. Class 209
    9. Gail Omvedt: Anti-caste, Environmental, Farmers' and Women's Movements 214
    10. The Women's Movement in India 217
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    Module 05 Introduction to Feminist Theories

    1. The Feminist Perspective 221
    2. Feminism and Sociology: The Historical Roots 225
    3. Liberal Feminism 231
    4. Marxist Feminism 235
    5. Black Feminism 239
    6. Eco-Feminism 243
    7. Postmodern Feminism 247
    8. Current Debates in Feminist Theory 251
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    Every chapter in the notes: 56 chapters across 5 modules

    Module 01 13 chapters

    1. 1 What Sociology Is pages 1 to 6
    2. 2 The Nature and Scope of Sociology pages 7 to 11
    3. 3 The Elements of Theory: Concepts, Variables, Statements and Formats pages 12 to 14
    4. 4 Concepts, Theories and Paradigms pages 15 to 18
    5. 5 Sociological Theorization: How Sociologists Build Theory pages 19 to 21
    6. 6 Levels of Theorization: Grand Theories and Middle Range Theories pages 22 to 25
    7. 7 The Relationship between Theory and Research pages 26 to 28
    8. 8 From Social Philosophy to Sociology: the Transition pages 29 to 32
    9. 9 The Emergence of Sociology: the Socio-political and Intellectual Forces pages 33 to 36
    10. 10 Modernization and Industrialization pages 37 to 40
    11. 11 Reform Movements: the Brahmo Samaj, the Arya Samaj and the Ramakrishna Mission pages 41 to 50
    12. 12 Reform Movements: Western India and the Aligarh Movement pages 51 to 61
    13. 13 The Development of Sociology in India pages 62 to 65

    Module 02 10 chapters

    1. 14 Why a Law Student Studies Sociology pages 66 to 70
    2. 15 The Relation of Law and Society pages 71 to 75
    3. 16 Sociological Theories and Their Relationship to Law pages 76 to 78
    4. 17 Law and Social Change pages 79 to 84
    5. 18 The Functionalist Perspective pages 85 to 88
    6. 19 Parsons: AGIL and the Functional Prerequisites pages 89 to 93
    7. 20 The Conflict Perspective pages 94 to 97
    8. 21 Weber: Social Action and Its Types pages 98 to 103
    9. 22 Parsons: The Structure of Social Action pages 104 to 107
    10. 23 Symbolic Interactionism pages 108 to 111

    Module 03 15 chapters

    1. 24 Auguste Comte pages 112 to 116
    2. 25 Herbert Spencer: Social Darwinism and Super-organic Evolution pages 117 to 119
    3. 26 The Evolutionary Perspective pages 120 to 123
    4. 27 The Division of Labour pages 124 to 128
    5. 28 Durkheim: Division of Labour and Social Solidarity pages 129 to 133
    6. 29 Durkheim: The Theory of Suicide pages 134 to 138
    7. 30 Durkheim: The Theory of Religion pages 139 to 143
    8. 31 Marx: Historical and Dialectical Materialism pages 144 to 148
    9. 32 Marx: Theory of Social Class and Social Conflict pages 149 to 153
    10. 33 Marx: Alienation pages 154 to 158
    11. 34 Work and Alienation pages 159 to 162
    12. 35 Weber: Power and Authority pages 163 to 167
    13. 36 Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism pages 168 to 172
    14. 37 Social Determinants of Economic Development pages 173 to 177
    15. 38 Weber: Bureaucracy pages 178 to 182

    Module 04 10 chapters

    1. 39 G. S. Ghurye and Irawati Karve: The Indological Perspective pages 183 to 185
    2. 40 M. N. Srinivas: Caste, Sanskritisation and the Dominant Caste pages 186 to 188
    3. 41 Caste pages 189 to 193
    4. 42 Sanskritisation and Westernization pages 194 to 197
    5. 43 A. R. Desai: The Marxist Perspective pages 198 to 200
    6. 44 Andre Beteille: Caste, Class and Power pages 201 to 203
    7. 45 Social Stratification pages 204 to 208
    8. 46 Class pages 209 to 213
    9. 47 Gail Omvedt: Anti-caste, Environmental, Farmers' and Women's Movements pages 214 to 216
    10. 48 The Women's Movement in India pages 217 to 220

    Module 05 8 chapters

    1. 49 The Feminist Perspective pages 221 to 224
    2. 50 Feminism and Sociology: The Historical Roots pages 225 to 230
    3. 51 Liberal Feminism pages 231 to 234
    4. 52 Marxist Feminism pages 235 to 238
    5. 53 Black Feminism pages 239 to 242
    6. 54 Eco-Feminism pages 243 to 246
    7. 55 Postmodern Feminism pages 247 to 250
    8. 56 Current Debates in Feminist Theory pages 251 to 253

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    Module 01 Language and Law

    1. What Is Language? Its Definition and Nature 1
    2. The Meaning of Law 5
    3. Law, Custom and Justice 14
    4. Language and Law 21
    5. Characteristics of Legal Language 30
    6. The Languages of Indian Law: The Constitution, the Courts and Translation 38

    Module 02 Semantics and Role of Meaning in Law

    1. The Concept of Meaning 48
    2. The Seven Types of Meaning 51
    3. Lexical Relations: Synonymy, Antonymy, Hyponymy, Homophones and Homographs, and Polysemy 54
    4. Homophones 58
    5. Words Often Confused 66
    6. Syntactic Ambiguity: When One Sentence Has Two Meanings 71

    Module 03 Communication Skills

    1. What Communication Is: Meaning, Definitions, Features and Process 74
    2. The Types of Communication, and the Grapevine 79
    3. Oral Communication: Its Channels, Merits and Limits 83
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    Module 03 continued Communication Skills

    1. Written Communication and Its Types 87
    2. Body Language and Other Non-Verbal Communication 91

    Module 04 Formal Correspondence

    1. Notices: the Public Notice and the Legal Notice 95
    2. Meetings: Notice, Agenda and Minutes 100
    3. Effective Letter Writing 104
    4. The Letter of Complaint and Other Official Letters 107
    5. The Letter of Application, and the Resume 111
    6. Email Correspondence 114
    7. Report Writing 118

    Module 05 Introduction to Legal Vocabulary

    1. Legal Terms, Part 1: Abduction to Defamation 126
    2. Legal Terms, Part 2: Defendant to Ownership 129
    3. Legal Terms, Part 3: Parole to Will 132
    4. Vocabulary for a Law Student 135
    5. Ex Parte, Discharge, Acquittal and Conviction 142
    6. Judgment, Appeal, Review, Revision and Reference 149
    7. Foreign Phrases: The Thirty on SPPU's List 158
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    Module 05 continued Introduction to Legal Vocabulary

    1. Foreign Terminology in Law: Latin, French and Other Borrowed Terms 161
    2. The Fifteen Legal Maxims on SPPU's List 165
    3. Legal Maxims: the First Eight 168
    4. Legal Maxims: the Remaining Seven 177
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    Every chapter in the notes: 35 chapters across 5 modules

    Module 01 6 chapters

    1. 1 What Is Language? Its Definition and Nature pages 1 to 4
    2. 2 The Meaning of Law pages 5 to 13
    3. 3 Law, Custom and Justice pages 14 to 20
    4. 4 Language and Law pages 21 to 29
    5. 5 Characteristics of Legal Language pages 30 to 37
    6. 6 The Languages of Indian Law: The Constitution, the Courts and Translation pages 38 to 47

    Module 02 6 chapters

    1. 7 The Concept of Meaning pages 48 to 50
    2. 8 The Seven Types of Meaning pages 51 to 53
    3. 9 Lexical Relations: Synonymy, Antonymy, Hyponymy, Homophones and Homographs, and Polysemy pages 54 to 57
    4. 10 Homophones pages 58 to 65
    5. 11 Words Often Confused pages 66 to 70
    6. 12 Syntactic Ambiguity: When One Sentence Has Two Meanings pages 71 to 73

    Module 03 5 chapters

    1. 13 What Communication Is: Meaning, Definitions, Features and Process pages 74 to 78
    2. 14 The Types of Communication, and the Grapevine pages 79 to 82
    3. 15 Oral Communication: Its Channels, Merits and Limits pages 83 to 86
    4. 16 Written Communication and Its Types pages 87 to 90
    5. 17 Body Language and Other Non-Verbal Communication pages 91 to 94

    Module 04 7 chapters

    1. 18 Notices: the Public Notice and the Legal Notice pages 95 to 99
    2. 19 Meetings: Notice, Agenda and Minutes pages 100 to 103
    3. 20 Effective Letter Writing pages 104 to 106
    4. 21 The Letter of Complaint and Other Official Letters pages 107 to 110
    5. 22 The Letter of Application, and the Resume pages 111 to 113
    6. 23 Email Correspondence pages 114 to 117
    7. 24 Report Writing pages 118 to 125

    Module 05 11 chapters

    1. 25 Legal Terms, Part 1: Abduction to Defamation pages 126 to 128
    2. 26 Legal Terms, Part 2: Defendant to Ownership pages 129 to 131
    3. 27 Legal Terms, Part 3: Parole to Will pages 132 to 134
    4. 28 Vocabulary for a Law Student pages 135 to 141
    5. 29 Ex Parte, Discharge, Acquittal and Conviction pages 142 to 148
    6. 30 Judgment, Appeal, Review, Revision and Reference pages 149 to 157
    7. 31 Foreign Phrases: The Thirty on SPPU's List pages 158 to 160
    8. 32 Foreign Terminology in Law: Latin, French and Other Borrowed Terms pages 161 to 164
    9. 33 The Fifteen Legal Maxims on SPPU's List pages 165 to 167
    10. 34 Legal Maxims: the First Eight pages 168 to 176
    11. 35 Legal Maxims: the Remaining Seven pages 177 to 185

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