000			00773nam a2200157Ia 4500
020			_a199 275 793
082			_a330.954 LAL
100			_aLal, Deepak.
245			_aHindu equilibrium : India c.1500 B.C.-2000 A.D.
260			_bOxford University Press _aSingapore _c1988
300			_a24 cm ; Hard Bound
500			_aBookwell
520			_a"India is an emerging giant. This book explains its long economic stagnation and recent rise by examining its social, political, and historical evolution over three millennia. In particular, it explains how the country's distinct social system based on caste arose, and why it is still important in its political and social arrangements, despite India's recent move from the plan to market.
650			_aEconomics
942			_cBK
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