I have not read the book. I have read many reviews of the book. It appears to be a view of India that is only part correct, leaving out many other important things. I heard him speak in March in Baltimore, I walked out along with a colleague to the bar! He is far too bullish and uses statistics in the most selective way. The recent elections indicates to me how far off he was with his analysis of Indian development. He is also a BJP supporter (reform/globalization wise and sans the religious part) and presumably was asked to represent it but declined.
cheers, anthony xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anthony P. D'Costa, Professor Comparative International Development University of Washington Campus Box 358436 1900 Commerce Street Tacoma, WA 98402, USA Phone: (253) 692-4462 Fax : (253) 692-5718 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, ravi wrote: > (didn't see any mention of this book in the pen-l archives). > > has anyone read this thing: > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/037541164X/104-8496214-3025527?v=glance > > > From Library Journal In 1991, four decades of Nehruvian socialism > > fell before the economic reforms of Indian Prime Minister Narasimha > > Rao. In the subsequent decade of India's deregulation, the national > > debt has decreased, the middle class has doubled in size, inflation > > has declined, and the restraints of industrial licensing have been > > abolished. Das, a former CEO of Proctor & Gamble and presently a > > business consultant and journalist, exudes an evangelical zeal for > > India's entry into the world economy. Arguing that India never > > experienced an industrial revolution, he asserts that because of its > > conceptual nature, the information age his country is now embracing > > is a superior fit with its caste system. Das also envisions India's > > economic growth as paralleling that of China, Japan, Korea, and > > Indonesia. Told with verve and excitement, Das's tale is loosely > > organized around a chronology of his life. He eschews mention of > > worker exploitation, environmental pollution, and new forms of > > corruption, but his story is an exciting, hopeful account that can be > > read by all with profit, as long as discretion is exercised.DJohn F. > > Riddick, Central Michigan Univ. Lib., Mt. Pleasant Copyright 2001 > > Reed Business Information, Inc. > > > thoughts? > > --ravi >
