{"product_id":"23898-the-future-of-india-politics-economics-and-governance","title":"The Future of India - Politics, Economics and Governance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Bimal Jalan\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2006\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 212\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0143062123\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Future of India: Politics, Economics and Governance, Bimal Jalan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, takes up the formidable challenge of examining the nuts and bolts of this proposition. In his thought-provoking, clear-sighted analysis, he argues that the key factors to success are three: politics, economics and governance. It is the interface between these, and their combined effect on the functioning of our democracy, which will largely determine India’s future. An understanding of this interface will help explain the swings in India’s political and economic fortunes over the past decades, and why the promise has been belied.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the light of experience, argues Jalan, there is no certainty that the present euphoria will last unless there is the political will to seize the new opportunities that are available. He proceeds to suggest steps that can be taken to smoothen our path to progress: ways to strengthen Parliament and the judiciary; a series of political reforms that would, among other things, see greater accountability among ministers; and effective ways to curb corruption and enhance fiscal viability. In all these there is an emphasis on the pragmatic, born of Jalan’s experience as an administrator, economist and member of Parliament.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary and topical, The Future of India, perhaps more than any other book on the subject, shows just how a future close enough to be seen need not forever remain elusive to the grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TRIUMPH AND TRAVAILS OF DEMOCRACY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rewards of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Functioning of India’s Democracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Shrinking Role of Parliament\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Politicization of the Bureaucracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Overburdened Judiciary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTWO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE ECONOMICS OF NON-PERFORMANCE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Deadweight of the Past\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Power of Distributional Coalitions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Disjuncture between Economics and Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHREE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Crisis of Governance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Poor in Shining India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Myth of Collective responsibility\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Failure of Administration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOUR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF CORRUPTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Economic Effects of Corruption\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Need for Institutional Reform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupply-side Measures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemand-side Measures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFIVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE REFORM OF POLITICS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Economic Role of the State\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Small Parties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElections to the Council of States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Reform of Parliamentary Procedure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEPILOGUE: A RESURGENT INDIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Bimal Jalan \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776533246121,"sku":"23898","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/23898_50a2d70b-2815-4424-b756-2d73d6b72d4e.jpg?v=1625518254","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/23898-the-future-of-india-politics-economics-and-governance","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}