Indian development: selected regional perspectives

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India Is A Country Of Great Diversity. Commonly Used Indicators Of 'quality Of Life' Vary Tremendously Between States. Comparing Experiences Within India Itself, These Essays Challenge Purely Economic Judgements Of The Development Process. Radical Needs And Moderate Reforms / Amartya Sen -- Uttar Pradesh : The Burden Of Inertia / Jean Drèze And Haris Gazdar -- Agrarian Politics And Rural Development In West Bengal / Sunil Sengupta And Haris Gazdar-- On Kerala's Development Achievements / V. K. Ramachandran -- Mortality, Fertility And Gender Bias In India : A District-level Analysis / Mamta Murthi, Anne-catherine Guio And Jean Drèze. Editors, Jean Drèze And Amartya Sen. A Study Prepared For The World Institute For Development Economics Research Of The United Nations University (unu/wider). Includes Bibliographical References (p. 398-406) And Indexes.

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Name in long format: Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives University Press Scholarship Online
ISBN-10: 019829204X
ISBN-13: 9780198292043
Book pages: 448
Book language: en
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ. Press
Dimensions: xx, 420 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.

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