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Online-Ressource (338 p.)
ISBN:
9780521809795
Series Statement:
Contemporary South Asia v.8
Content:
Barbara Harriss-White describes the working of the Indian economy through its most important social structures of accumulation. Successive chapters explore a range of topics including labour, capital, and the state. The author's conclusion challenges the notion that liberalisation releases the economy from political interference
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgments; Maps, figures and tables; Glossary; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: the character of the Indian economy; 2 The workforce and its social structures; 3 Indian development and the intermediate classes; 4 The local State and the informal economy; 5 Gender, family businesses and business families; 6 India's religious pluralism and its implications for the economy; 7 Caste and corporatist capitalism; 8 Space and synergy; 9 How India works; 10 Postscript: proto-fascist politics and the economy
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Appendix 1 Liberalisation and Hindu fundamentalismAppendix 2 Relations between the developmental State and the intermediate classes; References; Index of names; Index of places; Index of subjects;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780511072598
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521809795
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe India Working : Essays on Society and Economy
Language:
English
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