An Uncertain Glory-India and its Contradictions

Abstract

An Uncertain Glory," a new book by the economists Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen that aims to bring the poor to the center of public discussion about the country's future.The lack of health care, tolerably good schools and other basic facilities important for human well-being and elementary freedoms, keeps a majority of Indians shackled to their deprived lives in a way quite rarely seen in other self-respecting countries that are trying to move ahead in the world.In this book the Authors Jena Dreze and Amartyasen discussed about how to make effective use of the understanding interdependent factors on which the progress of living standards and wellbeing and ultimately economic growth depend.An overarching theme of this book is the necessity for the lived needs rights and demands of People to command greater attention in public discussion and policy making and a democratic politics.The book is divided into ten chapters, with very interesting examples.Chapters explains above integration of growth and development, I n d i a i n c o m p a r a t i v e p e r s p e c t i v e s , Accountability and corruption, Education, Health, poverty and social support, grip of inequality, Democracy, inequality and public reasoning, the need for impatience.

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