Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives (Unu/Wider Studies in Development Economics) [Hardcover]

Jean Drï¿1/2ze (Editor), Amartya Sen (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 1997 | ISBN-10: 019829204X | ISBN-13: 978-0198292043

India is a country of extreme economic and social diversity, and the performances of Indian states in eliminating basic deprivations are remarkably disparate. This book, a companion volume to Dr�ze's and Sen's India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity (OUP 1996), draws lessons from this diversity through three case studies (of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Kerala) and two national overviews that look at socio-economic policy and demographic indicators.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`This is an outstanding survey of some key differences and lessons, within India, concerning some crucial components of human development and self-esteem. The writing is clear and readily accessible to non-specialists.' Times Higher Education Supplement

About the Author

Sen is Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University. He is a former Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford University, and a former Delegate to the Press. He is President of the American Economic Association, and a past president of both the Econometric Society and the International Economic Association. In 1990 he was awarded the Giovanni Agnelli Prize for the promotion of the understanding of ethical issues in modern society.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019829204X
• ISBN-13: 978-0198292043
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
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• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,232,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)