The book has a focus
on rule of law and social justice. The units are devoted to the following
topics: the Indian Constitution, the Parliament, the Judiciary, Social
Marginalisation and the Economic Presence of Government.
The index is as
follows:
Chapter 7: Understanding Marginalisation: This chapter looks more closely at the
ways in which inequality affects different groups and communities by
introducing the concept of marginalisation or exclusion from the mainstream
through the examples of three groups, namely the Adivasis, the Muslims and the
Dalits.
Chapter 8: Confronting Marginalisation: This chapter discusses how Adivasis,
Dalits, Muslims, women and other marginal groups challenge existing
inequalities and argue that simply by being citizens of a democratic country,
they possess equal rights that must be respected.
Chapter 9: Public Facilities: This
chapter discusses the concept of public facilities and role of government in
their provision. It uses water as the primary example to discuss public
facilities.
Chapter 10: Law and Social Justice: It discusses the central role of the government in regulating economic activities. This is largely done through laws and the chapter focuses on the importance of implementing existing laws as well as making new laws to protect the rights of workers, consumers and producers in the market.
Rest
of the Chapters have been covered under Indian Polity
Note: Though direct questions are not
asked from these chapters, but reading these are must for understanding the
broader aspect related to the Indian Constitution and writing Mains answers.