An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions

Author:

Jean Drèze

Publisher:

Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Rs359 Rs599 40% OFF

Availability: Available

Shipping-Time: Same Day Dispatch

    

Rating and Reviews

0.0 / 5

5
0%
0

4
0%
0

3
0%
0

2
0%
0

1
0%
0
Publisher

Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Publication Year 2013
ISBN-13

9780141975825

ISBN-10 9780141975825
Binding

Paperback

Number of Pages 433 Pages
Language (English)
Dimensions (Cms) 12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8
Weight (grms) 499

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.

Jean Drèze

studied Mathematical Economics at the University of Essex and obtained his PhD in Economics at the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi. He has taught at the London School of Economics and the Delhi School of Economics, and is now Visiting Professor at Ranchi University in India. Jean Drèze has made wide-ranging contributions to development economics and public economics, with special reference to India. He is co-author (with Amartya Sen) of Hunger and Public Action and An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions. Jean Drèze is also active in various campaigns for economic and social rights in India, as well as in the world-wide movement for peace and disarmament.

No Review Found
More from Author