Prerna Singh
Subnationalism and Social Development: A Comparative Analysis of Indian States
quality life person leads depends critically led even taking account levels economic development chances individual surviving infancy growing literate living healthy long life vary dramatically across regions world different countries within country causes variation wellbeing article points factor virtually ignored vast scholarship social welfare developmentthe solidarity emerges sense shared identity argument marks important departure traditional emphasis role class electoral politics well dominant view negative implications identity welfare combining statistical analyses indian states comparative historical analysis two indian provinces kerala uttar pradesh article demonstrates strength attachment subnational political communitysubnationalismcan drive progressive social policy improve developmental outcomes