An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions

by Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen

Book Overview

Why India's problems won't be solved by rapid economic growth alone

When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech, and extensive political rights. The famines of the British era disappeared, and steady economic growth replaced the economic stagnation of the Raj. The growth of the Indian economy quickened...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691160791
• ISBN13: 9780691160795
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"