India As a Model for Global Development [1 ed.] 9781527518568, 9781527516588

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India as a Model for Global Development

India as a Model for Global Development Edited by

Mahmoud Masaeli and Monica Prabhakar

India as a Model for Global Development Edited by Mahmoud Masaeli and Monica Prabhakar This book first published in 2018 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2018 by Mahmoud Masaeli, Monica Prabhakar and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-5275-1658-X ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-1658-8

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