India today : economy, politics and society /
Stuart Corbridge, John Harriss and Craig Jeffrey.
- Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2013.
- xv, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Politics today .
Chapter 1: Making Sense of India Today ---- PART I. Economy. Chapter 2: When and Why did India Take Off? --- Chapter 3: How Have the Poor Fared (and Others Too)? --- Chapter 4: Why Hasn't Economic Growth Delivered More for Indian Workers? --- Chapter 5: Is the Indian State Delivering on Promises of 'Inclusive Growth' and Social Justice? ---- PART II. Politics. Chapter 6: How did a 'Weak' State Promote Audacious Reforms? --- Chapter 7: Has India's Democracy Been a Success? --- Chapter 8: Is Government in India Becoming More Responsive? --- Chapter 9: Has the Rise of Hindu Nationalism Halted? --- Chapter 10: Why has Maoism Become Such a Force in Rural India? ---- PART III. Society. Chapter 11: Does India Have a Civil Society? --- Chapter 12: Does Caste Still Matter in India? --- Chapter 13: How Much Have Things Changed for Indian Women? --- Chapter 14: Can India Benefit From Its Demographic Dividend? --- Chapter 15: Afterword: India Today, and India in the World.