Review
The book gives an overview of the generally “poor” state in which India finds itself in today. While holding up the achievements in terms of nurturing a vibrant democracy, Sen and Dreze decry the pitiable state of our health, education and social indicators of a large section of our population(with a lot of information and data). Large swathes of rural India and a large proportion of urban poor are being left behind by the current model of development. A must-read for young graduates and perhaps for development workers. Readable enough for a general interest reader as well, but certainly too light for people already aware of Sen’s earlier work. To me, it appears that Sen & Dreze are trying to talk to a new audience with this book (cf. their earlier works).
Reading status
- Status: To Read
- My rating: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Date started / added: 2014/01/31
- Date finished: 2014/01/02
Metadata
- Author: Jean Drèze
- Year: 2013.0
- ISBN13: =“9780691160795”
- Shelves (Goodreads): india, public-health, to-read
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