Sunday, April 03, 2011

Growth in India – the state of the trickle-down debate


As India's economy roars ahead, economists, academics and politicians are asking: who does growth really benefit?

A debate is raging in the newspapers between reputed economists over growth and development in India.

The cheerleaders for growth are, as is to be expected, the government, big business and the burgeoning middle class. Facing them are those on the wrong side of the lop-sided growth story, environmentalists and academics.

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