Bihar Breakthrough: The Turnaround of a Beleaguered State
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Rajesh Chakrabarti
RupaRaintree
264 pages, Rs 295
In 2005, Nitish Kumar first came to power as chief minister of Bihar on the basis of the promise of sushasan (good governance) to its people. He managed to pull the beleaguered state back from the brink of anarchy by establishing law and order and building infrastructure at breakneck speed. What were the specific innovations and changes that made this turnaround possible? Extensively researched and engagingly written, Bihar Breakthrough is a detailed account of the revival of India’s poorest state.
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