Bharata arthika abhivruddhi, saanghika avakaashaalu, Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, translator Dr. Manepalli, 110 pp, Rs. 60 \nThis book (India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity) is an analysis of endemic deprivation in India and of the role of public action in addressing that problem. The analysis is based on a broad view of economic development, focusing on human well-being and `social opportunity' rather than on the standard indicators of economic growth. \nJean Dreze is a Belgian-born Indian economist, social scientist and activist. He works on developmental issues facing India like hunger, famine, gender inequality. \nAmartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher teaching in universities abroad. He won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998. \nDr. Manepalli is a poet, essayist, short story writer and novelist. He has written and translated several books. He taught college in Srikakulam.