An Uncertain Glory (Record no. 62103)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780141992624
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Zafaa Books & Distributors
Distributor address : 313/103A, H.No. 15, Tulsi Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi.
Bill Number : ZBD0119
Bill Date : 29/07/2024
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 330.954 DRE
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Dreze, Jean.
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name ; Sen, Amartya.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title An Uncertain Glory
Remainder of title : India and its Contradictions.
Statement of responsibility, etc /Jean Dreze.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc England
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Penguins Book Ltd.
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2020.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxxi, 437p.
Dimensions : 24cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 559
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc 'Magnificent ... a major work by two of the world's most perceptive and intelligent India-watchers writing today' William Dalrymple, New Statesman<br/><br/><br/>From two of India's leading economists, Jean Drèze and Nobel Prize-winner Amartya Sen, An Uncertain Glory is a passionate, considered argument for the need for a greater understanding of inequalities in India.<br/><br/>When India regained independence from colonial rule in 1947, 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 stagnation, accelerating further over the last three decades to make India's growth the second fastest among large economies. Despite a recent dip, it is still one of the highest in the world.<br/><br/>Maintaining rapid yet environmentally sustainable growth remains an important and achieveable goal for India. Drèze and Sen argue that the country's main problems lie in the disregarding of the essential needs of the people. There have been major failures both to foster participatory growth and to make good use of the public resources generated by economic growth to enhance people's living conditions; social and physical services remain inadequate, from schooling and medical care to safe water, electricity, and sanitation. In the long run, even high economic growth is threatened by the underdevelopment of infrastructure and the neglect of human capabilities, in contrast with the holistic approach pioneered by Japan, South Korea and China.<br/><br/>In a democracy, addressing these failures requires not only significant policy change, but also a clearer public understanding of the abysmal extent of deprivation in the country. Yet public discussion in India tends to be constricted to the lives and concerns of the relatively affluent. This book presents a powerful analysis not only of India's deprivations and inequalities, but also of the restraints on addressing them - and of the possibility of change through democratic practice.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element India and Its contradictions
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element India
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economists
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Personal name Jean Dreze
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 30/07/2024 Zafaa Books 559.00 2 1 330.954 DRE 30303 31/12/2026 18/05/2026 18/05/2026 30/07/2024 Books
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