02312nam a22002297a 4500 20251009163000.0 251009b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780670095940 International Book Distributors Flat No.-17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 121997 16/09/2025 338.9 MUR Muralidharan, Karthik. Accelerating India's Development : A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance. /Karthik Muralidharan. , Gurugram : Penguin , 2024. xv, 812p. : 24cm. 909 Seventy-five years after Independence, India has much to be proud of. We are both the world’s biggest democracy and the fastest-growing large economy. Yet, we also face profound challenges that hinder both individual well-being and aggregate growth, including education and skills, health and nutrition, public safety, justice, social protection, and jobs. This seminal book systematically analyses India’s governance challenges, especially in delivering essential public services, and highlights how these are limiting India’s development. Drawing on a wealth of research and practical insights, it provides actionable, evidence-based strategies, emphasizing state-level reforms as critical for India’s advancement. Accelerating India’s Development is addressed to all Indians―leaders, officials, entrepreneurs, teachers, students, citizens, and civil society―and provides an urgent call to action. It argues that building a more effective state is the great unfinished task of Indian democracy, because quality public services are key to translating the political equality of ‘one person, one vote’ into greater equality of opportunity for all Indians. Every chapter showcases the author’s dedication to bridging the gap between scholarly research, public understanding, and actionable governance. This book is a testament to cautious optimism and the belief that with the right public systems in place, India’s next twenty-five years can be a period of unprecedented growth and societal enrichment. India's development Accelerating Accelerating India's Karthik Muralidharan. BOOK 66433 66433 0 0 ddc 0 0 SNUL SNUL 2025-10-09 International Book Distributors 909.00 1 1 338.9 MUR 31138 2026-03-13 12:56:38 2025-10-27 2025-10-09 BOOK