India Unbound - Hardcover

Das, Gurcharan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 037541164X ISBN 13: 9780375411649

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Traces India's economic and social transformation into a free-market democracy, sharing the stories of its top players while weaving in the author's own life experiences as a former CEO for Procter & Gamble India.

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Review:

" Something tremendous is happening in India, and Das, with his keen eye and often elegant prose, has his finger firmly on the pulse of the transformation." - "The New York Times Book Review"
" One of the most readable and insightful book s to appear on India' s tortuous economic path in its 54 years since shaking off British rule." - "Business Week"
" Head and shoulders above the customary bunch. This elegant essay has something for everyone." - "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
" For American readers accustomed to view India as a land of tigers rather than high-tech and maharajahs rather than microchips, this book will come as a welcome surprise." --"The" "Washington Post Book World"
" Informative, entertaining, and basically correct about India' s need to embrace capitalism more wholeheartedly, for all the costs and risks." -- "The Economist"

"Something tremendous is happening in India, and Das, with his keen eye and often elegant prose, has his finger firmly on the pulse of the transformation."-"The New York Times Book Review"
"One of the most readable and insightful book s to appear on India's tortuous economic path in its 54 years since shaking off British rule."-"Business Week"
"Head and shoulders above the customary bunch. This elegant essay has something for everyone."-"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
"For American readers accustomed to view India as a land of tigers rather than high-tech and maharajahs rather than microchips, this book will come as a welcome surprise." --"The""Washington Post Book World"
"Informative, entertaining, and basically correct about India's need to embrace capitalism more wholeheartedly, for all the costs and risks." --"The Economist"

Something tremendous is happening in India, and Das, with his keen eye and often elegant prose, has his finger firmly on the pulse of the transformation. The New York Times Book Review
One of the most readable and insightful book s to appear on India s tortuous economic path in its 54 years since shaking off British rule. Business Week
Head and shoulders above the customary bunch. This elegant essay has something for everyone. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
For American readers accustomed to view India as a land of tigers rather than high-tech and maharajahs rather than microchips, this book will come as a welcome surprise. --The Washington Post Book World
Informative, entertaining, and basically correct about India s need to embrace capitalism more wholeheartedly, for all the costs and risks. The Economist"

About the Author:

Gurcharan Das is a columnist for the Times of India and other newspapers, and is the author of three plays and a novel. He graduated from Harvard College and attended Harvard Business School. A former CEO of Procter & Gamble India, he is currently a venture capitalist and a consultant to industry and government leaders. He lives with his wife in New Delhi.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 037541164X
• ISBN 13: 9780375411649
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 406