{"product_id":"india-today-9780745661117","title":"India Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years ago India was still generally thought of as an archetypal developing country, home to the largest number of poor people of any country in the world, and beset by problems of low economic growth, casteism and violent religious conflict. Now India is being feted as an economic power-house which might well become the second largest economy in the world before the middle of this century. Its democratic traditions, moreover, remain broadly intact.  \u003cp\u003eHow and why has this historic transformation come about? And what are its implications for the people of India, for Indian society and politics? These are the big questions addressed in this book by three scholars who have lived and researched in different parts of India during the period of this great transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach of the 13 chapters seeks to answer a particular question: When and why did India take off? How did a weak state promote audacious reform? Is government in India becoming more responsive (and to whom)? Doe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Encompassing a vast canvas succinctly and incisively, the book is a worthy addition to the scholarship on the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hindu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"If you want a smart, pithy and extremely well-informed take on the central issues facing India today, as well as a guide to all the main debates, then this is the book you need.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven Wilkinson, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Scrupulous and wide ranging in its survey of the relevant literature, sober and balanced in its judgements on the economy, polity and society, this book will prove indispensable for understanding how and why India is what it is today, and where it may be heading.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAchin Vanaik, Former Professor of International Relations and Global Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A magisterial inter-disciplinary work that explains how pro-business reforms drove three decades of high growth in India and then explores in depth the many challenges that yet remain. India is at an exciting stage of its journey: this book captures its achievements and vulnerabilities.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMushtaq H. Khan, SOAS, University of London\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"This is an exceptional book that will provide a useful and up-to-date overview of contemporary India for both established scholars and those new to the field. It is also sufficiently comprehensive and clearly written to make a useful teaching resource for both graduate and advanced undergraduate courses.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTrent Brown, Australian Catholic University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Making Sense of India Today 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 When and Why Did India Take Off? 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 How Have the Poor Fared (and Others Too)? 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Why Hasn’t Economic Growth Delivered More for Indian Workers? 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Is the Indian State Delivering on Promises of 'Inclusive Growth' and Social Justice? 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 How Did a 'Weak' State Promote Audacious Reform? 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Has India's Democracy Been a Success? 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Is Government in India Becoming More Responsive? 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Has the Rise of Hindu Nationalism Halted? 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Rural Dislocations:Why Has Maoism Become Such a Force in India? 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Does India Have a Civil Society? 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Does Caste Still Matter in India? 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 How Much Have Things Changed for Indian Women? 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Can India Benefi t From Its Demographic Dividend? 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Afterword: India Today, and India in the World 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 361\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404407382359,"sku":"9780745661117","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745661117.jpg?v=1730486373","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/india-today-9780745661117","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}