Sixth of humanity (Record no. 70678)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789369891092
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Raghav Books Pvt. Ltd.
Distributor address : B-2/25, 1st Floor, Arun house, Ansari Road, Darya ganj, New Delhi
Bill Number : 3274
Bill Date : 28/08/2026
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 330.954 KAP
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kapur, Devesh.
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name ; Subramanian, Arvind.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Sixth of humanity
Remainder of title : Independent India's development odyssey.
Statement of responsibility, etc /Devesh Kapur.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Gurugram
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : HarperCollins
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2025.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxi, 759p.
Dimensions : 24cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 909.30
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc India's journey has been distinctively 'precocious' in comparative terms. It opted for democracy before development and social change, promoted high-skilled services before and over low-skilled manufacturing and chose a globalization that favoured exports of talented people and short-changed the poor. The socialist state became an inefficiently capitalist one before providing the public goods of physical infrastructure and human capital. The outcomes have been surprising, with the country achieving success in creating and sustaining democracy, albeit flawed, and maintaining a modicum of order.<br/><br/>Four decades of economic dynamism and the emergence of a somewhat more capable Indian state has meant that it is able to build infrastructure and deliver the essentials of life to its population at scale-still not without disappointments, but a massive improvement over the past. Just as India's aspiration has lifted to building 'world-class' statues, temples, bullet trains, airports and digital systems, the undermining of some of the real achievements of democracy, federalism and nation-building stand in the way.<br/><br/>As the world gets radically upended, India's development odyssey is at a critical juncture. A Sixth of Humanity is an attempt to trace how one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world, uniquely and daringly, attempted four concurrent transformations-building a state, creating an economy, changing society and forging a sense of nationhood-under conditions of universal suffrage.<br/><br/>Jointly written by political scientist Devesh Kapur and economist Arvind Subramanian, both of whom have decades of academic and policy experience, this book encompasses perspectives that span disciplines, experiences and geographies. Rigorously researched, carefully argued and lucidly written, this is the definitive development history of India. There is no book remotely like it.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economics
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economic Development
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Humanity
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Devesh Kapur.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 03/09/2026 Raghav Books Pvt. Ltd. 909.30   330.954 KAP 31702 03/09/2026 03/09/2026 Books
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