Poverty amid plenty in the new India / Atul Kohli.
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi ; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: xiii, 249 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781107644441 (pbk.)
- 9780521513876 (hbk.)
- 339.460954 KOH 23 001706
- HC440.P6 K64 2012
- POL040020
- POL040020
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Book | Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore | 339.460954 KOH 001706 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 001706 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; 1. Political change: illusions of inclusion; 2. State and economy: want amid plenty; 3. Regional diversity: to him who hath; Conclusion.
"India has one of the fastest growing economies on earth. Over the past three decades, socialism has been replaced by pro-business policies as the way forward. And yet, in this, "new" India, grinding poverty is still a feature of everyday life. Some 450 million people subsist on less than $1.25 per day and nearly half of India, èAãos children are malnourished. In his latest book, Atul Kohli, a seasoned scholar of Indian politics and economics, blames this discrepancy on the narrow nature of the ruling alliance in India that, in its newfound relationship with business, has prioritized economic growth above all other social and political considerations. In fact, according to Kohli, the resulting inequalities have limited the impact of growth on poverty alleviation, and the exclusion of such a significant proportion of Indians from the fruits of rapid economic growth is in turn creating an array of new political problems. This thoughtful and challenging book affords an alternative vision of India, èAãos rise in the world that its democratic rulers will be forced to come to grips with in the years ahead"--
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