| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 316 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Contemporary South Asia ; 8
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Contemporary South Asia (Cambridge, England) ; 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-303) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the character of the Indian economy -- Labour, work and its social construction in India -- Class: Indian development and the intermediate classes -- The local state and the informal economy -- Gender, family businesses and business families -- India's religious plurality and its implications for the economy -- Caste and corporatist capitalism -- Space and synergy -- How India works -- Postscript: Proto-fascist politics and the economy. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
India -- Economic conditions -- 1947-
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India. |
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1947- |
| Subject |
India -- Economic policy -- 1991-
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Economic policy. |
| Chronological Term |
1991- |
| Subject |
India -- Economic policy -- 1947- |
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India -- Social conditions -- 1947- |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1947 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harriss-White, Barbara, 1946- India working. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2002074177 |
| ISBN |
0511064136 (electronic book) |
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9780511064135 (electronic book) |
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0511120028 (electronic book) |
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9780511120022 (electronic book) |
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9780511754319 (electronic book) |
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0511754310 (electronic book) |
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0521809797 |
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9780521809795 |
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0521007631 (paperback) |
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9780521007634 (paperback) |
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9780511072598 (electronic book) |
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0511072597 (electronic book) |
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1280160977 |
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9781280160974 |
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9780521007634 |
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9780521809795 |
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