Friends,
The World Bank has come up with a paper named "Bihar : Towards a Development Strategy". An article by Girish Mishra in Jansatta, dated 22 June 2005 gives a critique of the position taken by the world Bank. I am trying to send the article by Girish Mishra also soon.
However, I am sending the link to the site and a brief summary as given in the report. I am trying to put the report on the Bihar Chintan E group ( Yahoo group also since it is a big file).
Vagish
"The challenge of development in Bihar is enormous due to persistent poverty, complex social stratification, unsatisfactory infrastrucre and weak governance; these problems are well know but not well understood. The people of Bihar - civil society, businessmen, government officials, farmes, and politicians - also struggle against an image problem that is deeply damaging to Bihar's growth prospects. An effort is needed to change this perception, and to search for real solutions and strategies to meets Bihar's development challenge.
The main mesage of this report is one of hope. There are many success stories not well known outside Bihar that demonstrate it strong potential, and could in fact provide lessons for other regions. A boost to economic growth, improved social indicators, and poverty reduction will require a multi-dimensional development strategy that builds on Bihar's successes and draws on the underlying resilience and strengths of its people."
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