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After regaining independence in 1947, India instantly adopted a firmly democratic political system. The famines of the British period disappeared, together with financial stagnation; regardless of a latest dip, India’s development stays among the many quickest on the planet. But, Drèze and Sen argue, there have been failures each to foster participatory development and to make good use of the general public sources generated by financial development to boost individuals’s dwelling circumstances.

This guide presents a strong evaluation not solely of India’s deprivations and inequalities, but additionally of the restraints on addressing them – and of the potential for change by democratic apply.