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Menon, Nikhil,

Planning democracy : how a professor, an institute, and an idea shaped India / Nikhil Menon. - xxviii, 312 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm

"An engaging account of independent India's intertwined experiments with planning and democracy--Niraja Gopal Jayal"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-301) and index.

Introduction -- I. Data: 1. A nation in numbers -- 2. Calcutta conquers Delhi -- 3. Chasing computers -- II. Democracy?: 4. Help the plan--help yourself -- 5. Salvation in service -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.



ISBN: 9780670095926

LCCN: 2022335140

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political planning--India.
Democratization--India.

Dewey Class. No.: 320.60954 MEN-2