India : continuity and change in the twenty-first century / John Harriss, Craig Jeffrey and Trent Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harriss, John, author.

Jeffrey, Craig, 1973- author.

Brown, Trent (Research fellow), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--Economic conditions--21st century.

India.

Economic conditions.

India--Politics and government--21st century.

Politics and government.

India--Social conditions--21st century.

Social conditions.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

xv, 384 pages : illustration, map ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2020.

Summary:

"New incarnation of the leading introduction to Indian politics, economy and society today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Making Sense of Twenty-First-Century India

pt. One Economy and Environment

2. When and Why Has India's Economic Growth Accelerated?

3. How `Inclusive' is India's Economic Growth?

4. Why Isn't India Doing Better at Realizing `Inclusive Growth'?

5. Can India's Economic Growth Be Reconciled with Sustainability and Environmental Justice?

pt. Two Politics

6. Has India Become the Hindu Rashtra?

7. Is India's Democracy at Risk?

8. Why Hasn't Democracy Made Indian Governments More Responsive?

9. Is There a Countermovement against Neoliberalism in India?

pt. Three Society

10. Is India Witnessing a Social Revolution?

11. Does Caste Still Matter in India?

12. Why Does Gender Inequality Persist in India?

13. Can Youth Transform India?

Afterword

14. Afterword: Is India Now a `Leading Power'?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-363) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Harriss, John, India

ISBN:

9781509539703

1509539700

9781509539710

1509539719

OCLC:

1135103812