The Regional Roots of Developmental Politics in India: A Divided Leviathan

by Aseema Sinha

Book Overview

India is widely regarded as the most celebrated case of a "failed" developmental state, seemingly the exception that belies the prediction of a triumphant Asian century. Its central political and economic institutions have been variously characterized as both "soft" and "strong"--at once weak, predatory, and interventionist. Aseema Sinha presents an innovative model that questions conventional views of economic development by showing that the Indian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253216818
• ISBN13: 9780253216816
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"