India: Rising Economic Power or Victim of Neo-Colonialism?
In the world of international economic terminology, the word “development” is loaded. Does it mean the total GNP and the size of the defense budget? Or does development mean the per capita GNP, the poverty level or the level of health and education? So while the myth is being perpetuated that India is soon to be an Asian powerhouse, measured by poverty, education and health, India is barely above Bangladesh – and it ranks behind many African countries.
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About The Author
Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.