An uncertain glory : India and its contradictions / Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen.

By:

Drèze, Jean

Contributor(s):

Sen, Amartya, 1933-

Material type: Text

TextDescription: xiii 433p illustrations mapISBN:

9780691160795
0691160791

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DDC classification:

090.541 ORB

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Summary: When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech, and extensive political rights. Maintaining rapid as well as environmentally sustainable growth remains an important and achievable goal for India. Two of India's leading economists argue that the country's main problems lie in the lack of attention paid to the essential needs of the people, especially of the poor, and often of women. In the long run, even the feasibility of high economic growth is threatened by the underdevelopment of social and physical infrastructure and the neglect of human capabilities.

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Reference Books	ICES Colombo Lending and Reference Section	General Book Collections	090.541 ORB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	007234

When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech, and extensive political rights. Maintaining rapid as well as environmentally sustainable growth remains an important and achievable goal for India. Two of India's leading economists argue that the country's main problems lie in the lack of attention paid to the essential needs of the people, especially of the poor, and often of women. In the long run, even the feasibility of high economic growth is threatened by the underdevelopment of social and physical infrastructure and the neglect of human capabilities.

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