Unequal: Why India Lags Behind Its Neighbours

01 December, 2023

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Swati Narayan

Drawing on fieldwork and focussing on healthcare, life chances, education, nutrition and sanitation, the author examines the ways in which extreme caste, income and gender inequality has India trailing behind Bangladesh and Nepal in social development.

Context, Westland, Rs 799, 368 pages

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