The book highlights the development disparities in India and attempts to integrate the three intricate areas of development namely economic wellbeing, human progress and agricultural development over a period of forty years since 1970s. The novelty of the book is its rich analytical foundation and the use of sophisticated statistical and economic tools to justify the reasons of socioeconomic disparity among Indian states. The trends of inequality, polarization and disparity among the states have been highlighted in respect of income, human development indicators and agricultural production...