1. Introduction: growth-oriented policies and poor electorates; 2. The argument: social identity, electoral coalitions, and investment policies; 3. Diverse policy responses to the competition for investment; 4. Contrasting coalitions and policy outcomes: Gujarat and Punjab; 5. Fluctuating coalitions and commitments: Andhra Pradesh and Bihar; 6. Expanding the scope of analysis; 7. Conclusion.

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The book traces the social and political origins of economic policy in India during its high growth phase after 1991.

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Kanta Murali is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include comparative political economy of development, Indian politics, politics of growth and economic policy, state-business relations, and labor policy. She holds a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University, New Jersey and an M.Sc. in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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