India Today - Economy, Politics and Society - Economy, Politics and Society

Informationen zum Autor Stuart Corbridge is professor of development studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science. John Harriss is director of the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University. Craig Jeffrey is professor of human geography at the University of Oxford. Klappentext Twenty years ago India was still generally thought of as an archetypal developing country, home to the largest number of poor people of any country in the world, and beset by problems of low economic growth, casteism and violent religious conflict. Zusammenfassung Twenty years ago India was still generally thought of as an archetypal developing country! home to the largest number of poor people of any country in the world! and beset by problems of low economic growth! casteism and violent religious conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables vii Abbreviations ix Preface and Acknowledgements xiii 1 Making Sense of India Today 1 Part I: Economy 2 When and Why Did India Take Off? 23 3 How Have the Poor Fared (and Others Too)? 47 4 Why Hasn't Economic Growth Delivered More for Indian Workers? 80 5 Is the Indian State Delivering on Promises of 'Inclusive Growth' and Social Justice? 100 Part II: Politics 6 How Did a 'Weak' State Promote Audacious Reform? 121 7 Has India's Democracy Been a Success? 140 8 Is Government in India Becoming More Responsive? 158 9 Has the Rise of Hindu Nationalism Halted? 177 10 Rural Dislocations:Why Has Maoism Become Such a Force in India? 197 Part III: Society 11 Does India Have a Civil Society? 221 12 Does Caste Still Matter in India? 239 13 How Much Have Things Changed for Indian Women? 258 14 Can India Benefi t From Its Demographic Dividend? 286 15 Afterword: India Today, and India in the World 302 Glossary 307 Bibliography 309 Index 361 ...

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• Authors: S Corbridge, Stuart Corbridge, Stuart (London School of Economics and Political Science) Corbridge, Stuart Harriss Corbridge, Stuart/ Harriss Corbridge, Corbridge Stuart, John Harriss, John (Simon Fraser University) Harriss, Harriss John, Craig Jeffrey, Craig (Craig Jeffrey:University of Oxford) Jeffrey, Jeffrey Craig
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.2012
• EAN: 9780745661117
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-6111-7
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Politics Today; Politics Today
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, India, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Politics and government, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / India, India history economics contemporary