Beyond survival: emerging dimensions of Indian economy c.1

"Ushering in an era of humanism when each man finds freedom from hunger and misery, when each man can live a comfortable life, when each man of this country can use his potential to an optimum degree is our goal. To realise this goal a lot more innovation and creativity is needed, a lot more thinking and planning is required, a lot more sacrifice will become necessary. To attain this ideal of freedom from want, privation and hunger we will have to subject ourselves to greater social discipline and evolve a new work culture."
Beyond Survival, one of the most significant contributions to the studies on Indian economy, focuses on the innate urge of a nation to grow and develop beyond the realms of mere survival.
Writing from an intimate knowledge gained from long years of playing a crucial role in the development of the country, Pranab Mukherjee puts forward an Indian model of economic development clearly etching out its dimensions, strengths and failures. He strongly pleads for reorienting the economic strategy through a multi-dimensional thrust for creating a mass movement for the achievement of national goals.