An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions.

Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
1 A New India?......Page 11
2 Integrating Growth and Development......Page 22
3 India in Comparative Perspective......Page 41
4 Accountability and Corruption......Page 65
5 The Centrality of Education......Page 83
6 India’s Health Care Crisis......Page 107
7 Poverty and Social Support......Page 133
8 The Grip of Inequality......Page 154
9 Democracy, Inequality and Public Reasoning......Page 175
10 The Need for Impatience......Page 198
Statistical Appendix......Page 206
Table A.1: Economic and Social Indicators in India and Selected Asian Countries, 2011......Page 207
Table A.2: India in Comparative Perspective, 2011......Page 209
Table A.3: Selected Indicators for Major Indian States......Page 210
Table A.4: Selected Indicators for the North-Eastern States......Page 222
Table A.5: Time Trends......Page 223
Notes......Page 226
References......Page 257
Indexes......Page 291