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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 Over the past three decades, socialism has been replaced by pro-business policies as the way forward.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`s 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 new-found relationship with business, has prioritized economic growth above all other social and political considerations. This thoughtful and challenging book affords an alternative vision of India`s rise in the world that its democratic rulers will be forced to come to grips with in the years ahead.
Contents
Introduction
1. Political change: illusions of inclusion
2. State and economy: want amid plenty
3. Regional diversity: to him who hath
Conclusion.
ISBN - 9781107644441
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Pages : 272
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