Poverty amid Plenty in the New India

Name: Poverty amid Plenty in the New India
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ISBN: 9780521735179

ISBN-10: 0521735173

ISBN-13: 9780521735179

Edition: 2012

Authors: Atul Kohli

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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 Over the past three decades, socialism has been replaced by pro-business policies as the way forward.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, Äôs 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…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction



Political Change: Illusions of Inclusion



Background



Pro-Business Tilt



Managing a Narrow Ruling Alliance



Conclusion



State and Economy: Want Amid Plenty



Background



Policies and Economic Growth



The State and Distribution



Conclusion



Regional Diversity: To Him Who Hath



Overview



Neo-patrimonialism in India: Uttar Pradesh



Developmental Tendencies at the Helm: Gujarat



Social-Democratic Politics in Command: West Bengal



Conclusion


Conclusion


References


Index