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“South Asia, which is home to 1.5 billion people, is a land of sharp and growing contrasts. It has attracted global attention as an emerging economic powerhouse, but is also home to the largest concentration of people living in conflict, poverty, and malnutrition. This has created 'two South Asias'-one dynamic, urbanized, and globally integrated, and the other rural, impoverished, and lagging.
With a focus on the poor half billion of South Asia, this volume puts into perspective the colossal task ahead to eradicate poverty and enable inclusive growth. Examining the development challenges, successes, and failures of South Asia, it provides fresh perspectives on the links between economic geography, institutions, and globalization. The essays provide answers to why certain regions are lagging through a comparative study of spatial disparities in income, poverty, conflict, human development, and gender divides. Combining quantitative data with analytical rigour, this volume provides innovative short-term and long-term policy solutions to overcome the limits to growth and escape poverty traps.” (Amazon)
Book Recs:
Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like? by Daniel Chandler
The Economic Government of the World 1933-2023 by Martin Daunton
Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt.
The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society by Joseph E. Stiglitz
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier
In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea by Jonathan White
Breaking the Mold: India’s Untraveled Path to Prosperity by Raghuram G Rajan & Rohit Lamba
How Economics Explains the World (US)/ The Shortest History of Economics (UK) by Andrew Leigh
Accelerating India's Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance by Karthik Muralidharan