This refreshing book explores the multi-dimensional factors that have determined the specific brand of pragmatism that has characterized the reform process in India since it was set in motion in the mid 1980s. Pani argues that there is a definite conservative bias to these economic reforms which became particularly evident when they gained momentum in 1991. This conservatism was the result of numerous factors including the broad political consensus on the need for economic reforms; the reluctance to dismantle mechanisms of ...
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This refreshing book explores the multi-dimensional factors that have determined the specific brand of pragmatism that has characterized the reform process in India since it was set in motion in the mid 1980s. Pani argues that there is a definite conservative bias to these economic reforms which became particularly evident when they gained momentum in 1991. This conservatism was the result of numerous factors including the broad political consensus on the need for economic reforms; the reluctance to dismantle mechanisms of state intervention, particularly in the rural sector; and the compulsions posed by the forces of political instability. Jargon-free and original, this text propounds a new methodology which combines journalistic techniques and academic tools. "The book makes the political economy of reforms accessible to the uninitiated in a short, cogent and uncomplicated manner."
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