Political Ideology, Public Policy and Human Development in India: Explaining the Gap Between Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

• Main Authors: JOSHI, Devin K., McGrath, Kathleen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: government; Gujarat; Human development; ideology; public administration; Tamil Nadu; public action; Asian Studies; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1949
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Four decades ago the Indian states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu had identical scores on the human development index. Both states have since experienced similar rates of economic growth and Gujarat has received more foreign investment, but Tamil Nadu has witnessed much stronger advances in human develop...