Indian Development and Its Discontents

This monograph approaches Indian development as a pursuit to realise the idea of India as crystallised in the Indian Constitution, which left it to the Indian democratic system tasked with developing citizenship to its fullness. This great experiment in a constitutional democracy is in significant c...

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Published in:Social Change (New Delhi) 2023-12, Vol.53 (4), p.448-468
Main Author: Oommen, M. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
Citizenship
Corruption
Democracy
Deprivation
Dividends
Economic growth
Economic problems
Equal opportunity
Equality
Freedoms
Inequality
Nepotism
Opportunity
Political development
Poverty
Social change
Social justice
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Summary:This monograph approaches Indian development as a pursuit to realise the idea of India as crystallised in the Indian Constitution, which left it to the Indian democratic system tasked with developing citizenship to its fullness. This great experiment in a constitutional democracy is in significant contrast to the emphasis on economic growth projected as a panacea to solve India’s problems of poverty and deprivation by economists in general. Jobless growth in the context of the unprecedented demographic dividend and growing inequality is a negation of human development, building capabilities, and social justice. The study outlines how crony capitalism and corruption undermine the pursuit of equality of opportunity, freedom, and democratic practice.
ISSN:0049-0857
0976-3538
DOI:10.1177/00490857231203411