''How a rich country became poor and will be rich again.'' This is what this book is all about.
It reflects the Indian society post independence, appreciates that of the early nineties and lays out the trajectory for new millenium from an politico-economic perspective.
It starts from the era of independence , talks about ambitious plans post independence, shortfalls of the government, attitude of Indians, the era of free market and ends with the extrapolation of the current growth.
Let me copy the excerpts of someone else's here rather than writing myself.
Das tells the stories of the major players in a period of rapid and profound change -- from schoolchildren inspired by Nehru's speeches in the early days of Independence to the current software impresarios -- and makes comprehensible and compelling the economic and political development responsible for these changes. He weaves his personal story into the larger context of contemporary history: his family's move to America in the mid-1950s, his education at Harvard, his years in India as a young marketing executive wrestling with a socialist system he feared would undermine the country's vast potential. He also shows us the reasons behind his optimism for his nation's future, among which is the exciting landscape of information technology today.
Das argues that the changes of the past fifty years have, at last, amounted to a revolution -- and it is one that has not been chronicled before. With India Unbound, he gives us a book that is at once vigorously analytical and vividly written -- an essential insider's road map to India, then and now.
The reason why I like this book is:
- It gives a good overview of the economic stand of India post independence unknown to many of my generation
- It enlists the shortfalls of Indian economy from political standpoint
- It is interesting with many stories to share like that of a child inspired by Nehru, or of Birlas, Ambanis, Bajajs, Tatas and so on..
- It is not only a critique but an overall bibliograph of Indian economy in a plain language.
- And also as said by Narayana Murthy- "I do not know of any book that describes the impact of India's economic policies on her growth during the post-independent India as analytically, logically and vividly as this one"
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