Re: Re: Re: Re: What is going on?

[Brad DeLong]

>On this I will have to agree with Brad.  I think the (advanced
>capitalist country) left tends to dismiss growth.  It is possible that
>growth is likely to lead to inequality initially (Kuznets curve) but it
>does not have to remain that way.

At the moment, however, the fact that so much of Indian growth is 
centered in Gujerat and Maharashtra poses major political problems, 
especially for a government whose electoral base is in U.P. Unless 
standard-of-living gains are widespread and visible, it is not clear 
that there is a sustainable long-run political coalition to support 
Indian reform, at least as reform is currently envisioned.

And I do not understand the appeal of the BJP...


Brad DeLong