TY - BOOK AU - Samuel Paul AU - Kala Seetharam Sridhar TI - The paradox of India's North-South divide : lessons from the states and regions SN - 9789351501411 (hardback : alk. paper) U1 - 330.954 PY - 2015/// CY - Los Angeles PB - sage KW - South India KW - North India KW - economic history KW - India _tamilnadu KW - India-uttarpradesh N2 - This book examines the socio-economic and political scenario of India’s southern states vis-à-vis their northern counterparts. Exploring the paradox behind the underlying North–South divide in India, it reveals that the gap was much smaller at the outset, with the North having had a head start in certain areas. It goes on to establish that although the South was somewhat better placed in terms of initial conditions, it was the post-liberalization era that saw it realizing this potential and surging forward ER -