India Grows at Night-USED by Das, Gurcharan

Penguin Global, 12/12/2012 12:00:01. hardcover. Good. 1.3000 8.7000 5.7000.

US: Penguin Publishing Group, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. India's is a tale of private success and public failure. Prosperity is, indeed, spreading across the country even as governance failure pervades public life. But how could a nation become one of the world's fastest-growing economies when it's governed by a weak, ineffective state? And wouldn't it be wonderful if India also grew during the day-in other words, if public policy supported private enterprise? What India needs, Gurcharan Das argues, is a strong liberal state. Such a state would have the authority to take quick, decisive action; it would have the rule of law to ensure those actions are legitimate; and finally, it would be accountable to the people. However, India has always had a weak state and a strong society, says Das, which means that achieving something better will be an… Read More

Paperback. Very Good.

New Delhi: Allen Lane India, 2012. First edition. Hardback. Fine. SELLER'S DESCRIPTION - first edition, first printing, Printed and made in India. Hardback, 320 pages (xii, 308), bibliography, index; publisher's white cloth gilt-blocked titles on the spine; yellow and white dust-jacket. CONDITION - Fine, without writing

New Delhi, India: Penguin, 2012 The edges of the dust jacket have minor wear. The edges of the book have minor tanning. 307 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (204-227mm).