With six essays exploring different aspects of economic growth, poverty, inequality and social security, this book offers a critical perspective on India's development experience since independence. Incisive and empirically rich, the book opens up new vistas in development discourse and informs current policy debates.

Autorentext
RAYAPROLU NAGARAJ is Professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, and has previously held positions as Visiting Professor at Princeton University, New Jersey, and Hosei University, Tokyo. Previous publications include Aspects of India's Economic Growth and Reforms (2006).

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Introduction Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; R.Nagaraj Economic Development and Inequalities; M.H.Suryanarayana Social Protection Policies, Experiences and Challenges; G.Sen & D.Rajasekhar Rethinking Reforms: A New Vision for the Social Sector in India; P.S.Vijay Shankar & M.Shah Organised Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; V.Chibber State and Redistributive Development in India; A.Kohli