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''Magnificent ... a major work by two of the world''s most perceptive and intelligent India-watchers writing today'' William Dalrymple, New Statesman


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.

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.

Maintaining rapid yet environmentally sustainable growth remain

An Uncertain Glory

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 2 January 2020
      ISBN-13 9780141992624
      978-0141992624
      ISBN-10 014199262X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      UPDATED WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION

      ''Magnificent ... a major work by two of the world''s most perceptive and intelligent India-watchers writing today'' William Dalrymple, New Statesman


      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.

      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.

      Maintaining rapid yet environmentally sustainable growth remain

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