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India's recent economic growth, in a society where most remain poor and benefits are unequally distributed, poses dilemmas for policy makers and analysts. Do rapid growth and widespread inequality necessarily go hand in hand? Can inequality be lessened without impeding the growth essential to sustain social spending? What is a sustainable pattern of growth? India, historically committed to a path of social democratic progress, is taking important steps to mitigate social risk and inequality: Examples include the National Rural Employ-ment Guarantee Act, the Right to Education Act, legislation on food security, as well as introduction of innovative delivery mechanisms. Building on these initiatives, India's challenge now is to create an integrated political vision based on a three-fold commitment: to the values of social justice, to the instruments of markets, and to the processes of democracy. Can India rise to this challenge? What hurdles--cultural no less than political and economic--stand in the way of realising its social democratic ideals? Are current priorities appropriate? Such questions and how they might be addressed animate this remarkable twin volume collection.

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Author:   Sunil Khilnani ,  Manmohan Malhoutra
Publisher:   Academic Foundation
Imprint:   Academic Foundation
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 6.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   2.000kg
ISBN:  

9788171889945

ISBN 10:   8171889948
Pages:   748
Publication Date:   30 July 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Volume I Introduction 1. The Ideology of Social Democracy 2. Indian Social Democracy: Growth with Social Justice Section I: Social Democracy as a Political Value and Theory Background Papers 3. What is a Democratic Society? 4. Citizenship and Solidarity in Social Democracy 5. The Idea of India as Social Democracy Presentations and Discussions 6. Introductory Remarks 7. Presentation by Pierre Rosanvallon 8. Presentation by Pratap Bhanu Mehta 9. Presentation by Sunil Khilnani 10. Discussion Section II: Social Democracy in Global Perspective Background Papers 11. Social Democracy and Globalisation 12. Social Democracy and the European Social Model: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future 13. The Dialectics of Self-Reliance and Opening: China’s Experience and Challenges 14. The Strange Life of American Welfare Presentations and Discussions 15. Introductory Remarks 16. Presentation by Pascal Lamy 17. Presentation by Joakim Palme 18. Presentation by Wang Hui 19. Presentation by Jonathan Cohn 20. Discussion Section III: The Political Economy of Social Democracy Section III (a) Background Papers 21. Indian Social Democracy: The Resource Perspective 22. Social Democracy, Capital and Growth 23. Social Democracy and Environmental Protection Presentations and Discussions 24. Introductory Remarks 25. Presentation by Vijay Kelkar 26. Presentation by Kaushik Basu 27. Presentation by Nitin Desai 28. Discussion Index Volume II Section III:The Political Economy of Social Democracy Section III (b) Background Papers 29. Inequality, Inefficiency, and the Challenges for Social Democracy in India’s Economic Transition 30. Can a Social Democratic Resolution Resolve Issues of Inequality and Growth for India? Presentations and Discussions 31. Introductory Remarks 32. Presentation by Pranab Bardhan 33. Presentation by Michael Walton 34. Discussion Section IV: The Social and Political Context of Social Democracy in India Background Papers 35. Decentralisation and the Prospects of Social Democracy in India 36. Social Democracy and Ethnic Cleavages 37. Indian Social Democracy and Questions of Culture 38. The Politics of Feasible Social Democracy Presentations and Discussions 39. Introductory Remarks 40. Presentation by Niraja Gopal Jayal 41. Presentation by Steven I. Wilkinson 42. Presentation by Yogendra Yadav 43. Discussion Afterword A Social Democratic Agenda for a More Dynamic Indian Economy: Creating an Innovative and Learning Society Contributors / Discussants Index

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"Sunil Khilnani is the Avantha Professor and the director of the India Institute at King's College in London. He is the author of ""The Idea of India ""and the coauthor of ""Civil Society: History and Possibilities."" Manmohan Malhoutra is a trustee of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. He is a former assistant secretary general of the Commonwealth Secretariat, a former member of the Board of International IDEA, and a former secretary general of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. He also worked with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her Secretariat."

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