An uncertain glory

An uncertain glory: India and its contradictions

by DRÈZE, Jean

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Two of India's leading economists argue that, despite economic development, there must be a greater understanding of inequalities in India. - When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial subjugation, it immediately - and quite successfully - adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech and extensive political rights. The famines that had been so common in colonial days disappeared, and steady economic growth replaced the almost …

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

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Two of India's leading economists argue that, despite economic development, there must be a greater understanding of inequalities in India. - When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial subjugation, it immediately - and quite successfully - adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech and extensive political rights. The famines that had been so common in colonial days disappeared, and steady economic growth replaced the almost complete stagnation characteristic of the long rule of the Raj. The growth of the Indian economy, which quickened over the last three decades, became the second fastest in the world. Despite a recent dip, it is still one of the highest among nations.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Allen Lane
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 volume ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781846147616, 1846147611
  • oclc:ocn853245932
  • LC Classification:HC435.3
  • Dewey Decimal:338.954

Subjects

Développement économique -- Histoire. -… economic development Economic development -- History. -- Ind… Economic history History Inde -- Conditions économiques -- 1947- Inde -- Conditions sociales -- 1947- India India -- Economic conditions -- 1947- India -- Social conditions -- 1947- Since 1947 Social conditions

Writers

DRÈZE, Jean Sen, Amartya

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