India, economic development and social opportunity
This text presents analysis of endemic deprivation in India and the role of public action in addressing the problem. The analysis is based on a broad view of economic development, focusing on human well-being and "social opportunity" rather than the standard indicators of economic growth.
Print Book, English, 2002, ©1995
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, 2002, ©1995
History
xiv, 292 pages ; 22 cm
9780198295280, 9780198290124, 0198295286, 0198290128
744521918
1. Introduction ; 2. Economic Development through Social Opportunity ; 3. India in Comparative Perspective ; 4. China and India ; 5. Public Action and Social Inequality ; 6. Basic Education as a Political Issue ; 7. Gender Inequality and Women's Agency ; 8. Well Beyond Liberalization ; Statistical Appendix