Confront the human development crisis in South Asia with this essential read. This groundbreaking book offers a powerful conceptual framework, viewing human development through the lens of social power. Explore how religion, gender, and caste influence development’s uneven progress in India, drawing crucial insights from a relational approach to difference and transformative social justice. Gain a profound understanding of agency and societal change. An indispensable resource for students and professionals in development studies, political economy, public policy, and South Asia research.