TY - BOOK AU - Rajshekhar,M. TI - Despite the state: why India lets its people down and how they cope SN - 9788194879015 (pbk.) AV - DS480.859 .R35 2020 U1 - 954.053 RAJ 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Chennai PB - Context, an imprint of Westland Publications Private Limited KW - India KW - Politics and government KW - 21st century KW - Economic conditions KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-285); Introduction -- The state that could not pay salaries -- The state that wasted its iron ore boom -- The state controlled by one family -- The state that embaraced Messianic populism -- The absent state -- The state that choose majoritarianism -- Conclusion -- Annexure : the state riddled with conflict -- Afterword / V. Geetha -- Notes -- Acknowledgements; Also available as an ebook ER -