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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Preface
An Uncertain Glory
1: A New India?
ACHIEVEMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
AN UNFINISHED AGENDA
POWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE
THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY
2: Integrating Growth and Development
A SHORT HISTORY OF FAST GROWTH
THE PAST AND THE PRESENT
GROWTH SINCE INDEPENDENCE
GROWTH OF WHAT?
DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONS AND HUMAN CAPABILITY
MUTUAL SUPPORT OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
3: India in Comparative Perspective
COMPARISONS WITH THE NON-AFRICAN POOR
INDIA’S DECLINE IN SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH’S PROGRESS AND THE ROLE OF WOMEN
INDIA AMONG THE BRICS
THE OLD AND NEW BRAZIL
COMPARISONS WITHIN INDIA AND THE INTERNAL LESSONS
4: Accountability and Corruption
INFRASTRUCTURE AND POWERLESSNESS
THE POLITICS OF SUBSIDIZING POWERFUL CONSUMERS
ENERGY COSTS, EXTERNALITIES AND UNCERTAINTY
CORRUPTION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
CHANGE IS POSSIBLE
BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL NORMS
5: The Centrality of Education
DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
INDIA LEFT BEHIND
CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS AND DEFICIENCIES
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
PRIVILEGED EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND THE TEACHING PROFESSION
PRIVATE SCHOOLING AS AN ALTERNATIVE
THE EVALUATION GAP
UNIVERSALIZATION WITH QUALITY
6: India’s Health Care Crisis
A HEALTH CHECK-UP
THE PRIVATE INSURANCE TRAP
THE NUTRITIONAL FAILURE
CHILDCARE AS A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
INSIGHTS FROM PUBLIC SERVICES IN TAMIL NADU
OVERCOMING THE HEALTH CRISIS
7: Poverty and Social Support
PUBLIC PROVISION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ON THE POVERTY LINE
TARGETING VERSUS SOLIDARITY
TRANSFERS AND INCENTIVES
EMPLOYMENT AND EMPOWERMENT
THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: A NEW LOOK?
8: The Grip of Inequality
INCOME INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC DIVISIONS
THE CONTINUING HOLD OF CASTE
GENDER INEQUALITIES: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
RAPE, VIOLENCE AND PROTEST
COOPERATIVE CONFLICT AND WOMEN’S AGENCY
SELECTIVE ABORTION, SOCIETY AND ENLIGHTENMENT
POWER IMBALANCES, OLD AND NEW
THE PRIVILEGED AND THE REST
9: Democracy, Inequality and Public Reasoning
BREACHES OF DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR WORKING
INEQUALITY AND DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT
PUBLIC REASONING AND DEMOCRACY
REASONING, ARGUMENTS AND AGITATION
STRENGTH AND LIMITS OF THE INDIAN MEDIA
INEQUALITIES AND THE MEDIA
THE DOMINANCE OF THE PRIVILEGED
THE BIG DIVIDE AND POLITICAL DIVERSION
PUBLIC POLICY AND SPENDING PRIORITIES
CHANGING THE REACH OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY
10: The Need for Impatience
THE NATURE OF INDIAN INEQUALITY
PUBLIC SERVICES AND SOCIAL DIVISION
IMPATIENCE AND DEMOCRACY
Statistical Appendix
EXPLANATORY NOTE
References
Notes
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Copyright Page
Footnotes
1: A New India?
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2: Integrating Growth and Development
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3: India in Comparative Perspective
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4: Accountability and Corruption
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5: The Centrality of Education
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6: India’s Health Care Crisis
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7: Poverty and Social Support
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8: The Grip of Inequality
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9: Democracy, Inequality and Public Reasoning
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Statistical Appendix
Page 289
References
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