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Critically examine the politics of Economic growth in India.

  • UPSC 2016
  • 20 marks
  • Planning and Economic Development

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The politics of economic growth is the study of how coalitions, institutions and electoral incentives decide how fast an economy grows and who gains. Atul Kohli gave the theme its title ("Politics of Economic Growth in India, 1980-2005", 2006). India's growth has never been a technocratic outcome: it has been shaped by class bargains, federal…

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  • Explaining growth: the main frameworks
  • Growth as a political project today
  • Critical examination
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