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The new Bihar : rekindling governance and development
- Title
- The new Bihar : rekindling governance and development / edited by N.K. Singh and Nicholas Stern.
- Publication
- Noida : HarperCollins Publisher India, 2013.
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- Description
- xxxix, 387 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "During the 1990s, Bihars development failed to benefit from the acceleration in Indias economic growth and, in fact, slowed compared to the 1980s, principally because of a steep decline in the already low standards of governance Bihars fortunes of governance and economic performance changed dramatically after November 2005, when Nitish Kumar government came to power. Within a short time, major initiatives were launched in improving governance, infrastructure, education especially primary and for girl children, health and agriculture. Significant improvements in law and order presumably induced and allowed a resurgence of economic activity in construction, trade and hotels/restaurants and this has boosted the states growth prospects. The road ahead is long and arduous. But the last six years have shown that rapid economic development is possible in Bihar. To maintain the momentum of growth, the recent improvements in governance have to be consolidated and strengthened. Eminent economists like Amartya Sen, Kaushik Basu, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Meghnad Desai, Shankar Acharya, Arvind Virmanai, Govind Rao, Sudipto Mundle, Y.V. Reddy, Arvind Panagariya, M.S, Swaminathan and Yogender Alagh among others analyse the remarkable turnaround witnessed by Bihar. Tarun Das, Deepak Parekh, Lord Billimoria, K.V. Kamath and Isher Judge Ahluwalia speak of the opportunities and challenges for the state." -- Publisher's website.
- Alternative Title
- Bihar
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- I. The big picture -- II. The growth turnaround -- III. Fiscal and financial management -- IV. Half full -- V. Half empty -- VI. Crystal gazing -- VII. The new culture and identity narrative.
- ISBN
- 9789350296417
- 9350296411
- LCCN
- 2013413085
- OCLC
- ocn857764490
- 857764490
- SCSB-5744444
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries