The Broken Ladder: The Paradox and Potential of India's One-Billion

ISBN-13: 9781108402507 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 313 str.

North Carolina) Anirudh Krishna (Duke University

Opis

This book explains the paradox of India's rapid growth and widespread poverty by looking at hundreds of life stories and the latest research.

Recenzje

'Krishna presents detailed case studies of people he lives around, and this closeness keeps him from making glib judgements.' Vikram Johri, Business Standard

Spis treści

1. Dollar economy and rupee economy; 2. Beyond 5-km villages; 3. Blue-polygon slums; 4. Preventing future poverty; 5. Plumbing a deep talent pool; 6. Attitudes, experiences, and information; 7. Democracy at the doorstep; 8. Looking ahead: growing the economy and developing individuals; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index.