An Uncertain Glory

Name: An Uncertain Glory
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India and its Contradictions

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When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, 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 the economic stagnation of the Raj. The growth of the India

Author Biography:

Jean Dreze has lived in India since 1979 and became an Indian citizen in 2002. He has taught at the London School of Economics and the Delhi School of Economics, and he is now a visiting professor at Allahabad University. He is the coauthor (with Amartya Sen) of Hunger and Public Action and India: Development and Participation. Amartya Sen is the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. His many books include Development as Freedom, Rationality and Freedom, The Argumentative Indian, Identity and Violence, and The Idea of Justice.

Release date NZ

March 22nd, 2015

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General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

4 line illus. 40 tables.

Pages

448

Dimensions

152x229x25

ISBN-13

9780691165523

Product ID

22964533

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