Introduction : Economics among the Road Scholars -- Drought and hunger -- Poverty -- School meals -- Health care -- Child development and elementary education -- Employment guarantee -- Food security and the public distribution system -- Corporate power and technology -- War and peace -- Top-up

When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately adopted a firmly democratic political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech, and extensive political rights. Maintaining rapid as well as environmentally sustainable growth remains an important...