India Uninc.

R Vaidyanathan

Westland, 372 pages, Rs 395

While the media churns out reams of information about India’s business houses, this author delves into small, informal enterprises and presents a persuasive case for why they are at the heart of our economy. He argues that the story of India’s growth, over generations, is incomplete without those of the many proprietorship and partnership firms, small manufacturing units, kirana stores, single entrepreneurs and household enterprises. He urges us to take a broader view of the country’s economy and suggests that the interests of small entrepreneurs should prevail over crony capitalism.