India is broken (Record no. 11024)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 978-1503630055
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 330.954MOD
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mody, Ashoka.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title India is broken
Remainder of title a people betrayed, Independence to today
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. California
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Stanford University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2023
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 511p. : ill. ; 24 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-490) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. When Indian leaders first took control of their government in 1947, they proclaimed the ideals of national unity and secular democracy. Through the first half century of nation-building, leaders could point to uneven but measurable progress on key goals, and after the mid-1980s, dire poverty declined for a few decades, inspiring declarations of victory. But today, a vast majority of Indians live in a state of underemployment, and are one crisis away from despair. Public goods--health, education, cities, air and water, and the judiciary--are in woeful condition. And good jobs will remain scarce as long as that is the case. The lack of jobs will further undermine democracy, which will further undermine job creation. India is Broken provides the most persuasive account available of this economic catch-22. Challenging prevailing narratives, Mody contends that successive post-independence leaders, starting with its first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, failed to confront India's true economic problems, seeking easy solutions instead. As a popular frustration grew, and corruption in politics became pervasive, India's economic growth relied increasingly on unregulated finance, and environmentally destructive construction. The rise of a violent Hindutva has buried all prior norms in civic life and public accountability. Combining statistical data with creative media, such as literature and cinema, to create strong, accessible, people-driven narratives, this book is a meditation on the interplay between democracy and economic progress, with lessons extending far beyond India. Mody proposes a path forward that is fraught with its own peril, but which nevertheless offers something resembling hope"
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element India--Economic conditions--1947-
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Sustainable Development 01/17/2025   330.954MOD URD002187 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book