In this timely study Binayak Ray challenges some of the more optimistic projections of India’s long term development. Among the prerequisites for sustainable development, he argues, are a stable government which is accountable for its policies and actions and capable of organising a clean administration supported by predictable economic and social policies, an independent judiciary, and commitment to be part of the international civil society. As areas of specific concern for India, Ray lists population growth, the quality and stock of human resources, access to energy resources, and agrarian reform. But beyond these more immediate concerns his study is concerned with fundamental questions of good governance in India.

Binayak Ray obtained Masters degree in Economics from the University of Calcutta, India and a Post Graduate Diploma in Regional Planning from the University of Edinburgh, U.K.
He has worked in a number of developed and developing countries, specialising in economic development, public policy, public administration and reform issues.
Until 1996 he was a Director at the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID), overseas aid agency of the Australian Government.
He joined the Australian National University as a Visiting Fellow in January 1997 at the University's Department of Political and Social Charge and National Centre for Development Studies.

• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
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• Publication Date: June 20, 1999
• Pages: 176
• ISBN13: 9788171567461
• Item Weight: 190 grams
• Original Price: 295.0 INR
• Edition: N/A
• Binding: Hardcover