Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-279).
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Cover; Contents; Figures, tables, and boxes; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Determined marathoner or sporadic sprinter?; Part I: India's promise, and imperatives to achieving it; 1 -- India's promise: An affluent society in one generation; 2 -- Realizing the potential: Avoiding the middle income trap; 3 -- Realizing the potential: Managing multiple transformations simultaneously; 4 -- Realizing the potential: Overarching imperative -- Improving governance; Part II: Moving to a cohesive and affluent society.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book paints a bold and inspiring scenario of India becoming an affluent society by 2039, that is, within a generation from now. It makes a persuasive case as to why such a scenario could be plausible. Even more importantly, the book very appropriately and frankly assess the many hurdles - political, social, policy and institutional - that the country must overcome to realize this vision and lift millions of Indians from relative poverty today to enjoy the fruits of a modern and inclusive affluent society within 30 years or so. Its agenda of inter-generational issues is central to India av.