India unbound / Gurcharan Das.

By:

Das, Gurcharan [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, NY : Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2012.Description: xix, 412 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780385720748 (paperback)

Other title:

India unbound : the social and economic revolution from independence to the global information age [Cover title]

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HC435.2 .D3125 2001

Contents:

"India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age" by Gurcharan Das provides an in-depth analysis of India's economic and social transformation post-independence. The book is structured into three main parts, each detailing a significant era in India's journey: Our Spring of Hope (1942–1965) — The Lost Generation (1966–1991) — The Rebirth of Dreams (1991–1999). Each part comprises chapters that delve into specific themes and events. While a complete table of contents isn't available in the provided sources, some chapter titles include: Ranting in English, Chanting in Sanskrit — Smells of the Bazaar — The Train to Nowhere — Blind Then, Blind Now — If We Were Once Rich, Why Are We Now Poor? — The Paper Route — Capitalism for the Rich, Socialism for the Poor — Bazaar Power — Lerma Rojo and Taichung Native No. 1 — Caste — Multiplying by Zero — Merchants of Marwar — Dreams in Kabutarkhana — Licensing Blues — The Golden Summer of 1991 — A Million Reformers — New Money — Old Money — The Rise and Rise of a Middle Class — Modern vs. Western — Democracy First, Capitalism Afterwards — Knowledge is Wealth — A New Country.

Summary: About India Unbound India today is a vibrant free-market democracy, a nation well on its way to overcoming decades of widespread poverty. The nation’s rise is one of the great international stories of the late twentieth century, and in India Unbound the acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das offers a sweeping economic history of India from independence to the new millennium. Das shows how India’s policies after 1947 condemned the nation to a hobbled economy until 1991, when the government instituted sweeping reforms that paved the way for extraordinary growth. Das traces these developments and tells the stories of the major players from Nehru through today. As the former CEO of Proctor & Gamble India, Das offers a unique insider’s perspective and he deftly interweaves memoir with history, creating a book that is at once vigorously analytical and vividly written. Impassioned, erudite, and eminently readable, India Unbound is a must for anyone interested in the global economy and its future.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-393) and index.

"India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age" by Gurcharan Das provides an in-depth analysis of India's economic and social transformation post-independence. The book is structured into three main parts, each detailing a significant era in India's journey:

Our Spring of Hope (1942–1965) —
The Lost Generation (1966–1991) —
The Rebirth of Dreams (1991–1999).
Each part comprises chapters that delve into specific themes and events. While a complete table of contents isn't available in the provided sources, some chapter titles include:

Ranting in English, Chanting in Sanskrit —
Smells of the Bazaar —
The Train to Nowhere —
Blind Then, Blind Now —
If We Were Once Rich, Why Are We Now Poor? —
The Paper Route —
Capitalism for the Rich, Socialism for the Poor —
Bazaar Power —
Lerma Rojo and Taichung Native No. 1 —
Caste —
Multiplying by Zero —
Merchants of Marwar —
Dreams in Kabutarkhana —
Licensing Blues —
The Golden Summer of 1991 —
A Million Reformers —
New Money —
Old Money —
The Rise and Rise of a Middle Class —
Modern vs. Western —
Democracy First, Capitalism Afterwards —
Knowledge is Wealth —
A New Country.

About India Unbound
India today is a vibrant free-market democracy, a nation well on its way to overcoming decades of widespread poverty. The nation’s rise is one of the great international stories of the late twentieth century, and in India Unbound the acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das offers a sweeping economic history of India from independence to the new millennium.

Das shows how India’s policies after 1947 condemned the nation to a hobbled economy until 1991, when the government instituted sweeping reforms that paved the way for extraordinary growth. Das traces these developments and tells the stories of the major players from Nehru through today. As the former CEO of Proctor & Gamble India, Das offers a unique insider’s perspective and he deftly interweaves memoir with history, creating a book that is at once vigorously analytical and vividly written. Impassioned, erudite, and eminently readable, India Unbound is a must for anyone interested in the global economy and its future.