Why Poverty Persists in India

Author: Mukesh Eswaran
Ashok Kotwal/
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 130
ISBN/UPC (if available): 978-0-19-563238-5

Description

India has taken giant strides in the field of economic development since its independence in 1947. In spite of this, most of its population remains mired in poverty. This book helps the reader to understand why. Authors, both professors of economics at the University of British Columbia, provide a conceptual framework for understanding the process of economic development in a labor-abundant country. It is an engaging book giving a more realistic analytical framework for understanding the Indian economy