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Swati Narayan,

Unequal : why India lags behind its neighbours / Unequal Swati Narayan ; foreword by Jean Drèze. - xv, 351 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm

"... five-year study across four countries: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka"--Front flap.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-332) and index.

Foreword by Jean Drèze -
1. A Human Development Puzzle -
2. India Trumped? -
3. Eastern Neighbours: Ear to the Ground -
4. Bangladesh -
5. Nepal -
6, Bihar -
7. Southern Supermodels: Sri Lanka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu -
8. The Price of Inequality -
Appendices -
Notes -
Bibliography -
Acknowledgements -
Index.

ISBN: 9789357769983 9357769986

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2024306312

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sex discrimination against women--India.
Sex discrimination against women--South Asia.
Women--Social conditions.--India
Women--Social conditions.--South Asia
Women--Economic conditions.--India
Women--Economic conditions.--South Asia
Women--Health and hygiene--India.
Women--Health and hygiene--South Asia.
Women in development--India.
Women in development--South Asia.
Social indicators--India.
Social indicators--South Asia.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes--Inde.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes--Asie méridionale.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Inde
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Asie méridionale
Femmes--Conditions économiques.--Inde
Femmes--Conditions économiques.--Asie méridionale
Femmes dans le développement--Inde.
Femmes dans le développement--Asie méridionale.
Indicateurs sociaux--Inde.
Indicateurs sociaux--Asie méridionale.

LC Class. No.: HQ1742 / .N37 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 305.420954