Poverty amid plenty in the new India / Atul Kohli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohli, Atul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--India.

Poverty.

India.

Income distribution--India.

Income distribution.

India--Economic conditions--1991-.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"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 Over the past three decades, socialism has been replaced by pro-business policies as the way forward.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 resulting inequalities have limited the impact of growth on poverty alleviation, and the exclusion of such a significant proportion of Indians from the fruits of rapid economic growth is in turn creating an array of new political problems. This thoughtful and challenging book affords an alternative vision of India, Äôs rise in the world that its democratic rulers will be forced to come to grips with in the years ahead"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction 1

i Political Change: Illusions of Inclusion 19

I Background 19

II Pro-Business Tilt 27

III Managing a Narrow Ruling Alliance 59

IV Conclusion 76

2 State and Economy: Want Amid Plenty 79

I Background 80

II Policies and Economic Growth 92

III The State and Distribution 121

IV Conclusion 142

3 Regional Diversity: To Him Who Hath 144

I Overview 146

Il Neo-patrimonialism in India: Uttar Pradesh 160

III Developmental Tendencies at the Helm: Gujarat 179

IV Social-Democratic Politics in Command: West Bengal 192

V Conclusion 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521513876

0521513871

9780521735179

0521735173

OCLC:

741103816

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