The Politics of Economic Restructuring in India

Economic Governance and State Spatial Rescaling

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book The Politics of Economic Restructuring in India by Loraine Kennedy, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Loraine Kennedy ISBN: 9781317937975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 17, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Loraine Kennedy
ISBN: 9781317937975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 17, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

State re-scaling is the central concept mobilized in this book to interpret the political processes that are producing new economic spaces in India. In the quarter century since economic reforms were introduced, the Indian economy has experienced strong growth accompanied by extensive sectoral and spatial restructuring. This book argues that in this reformed institutional context, where both state spaces and economic geographies are being rescaled, subnational states play an increasingly critical role in coordinating socioeconomic activities.

The core thesis that the book defends is that the reform process has profoundly reconfigured the Indian state’s rapport with its territory at all spatial scales, and these processes of state spatial rescaling are crucial for comprehending emerging patterns of economic governance and growth. It demonstrates that the outcomes of India’s new policy regime are not only the product of impersonal market forces, but that they are also the result of endogenous political strategies, acting in conjunction with the territorial reorganisation of economic activities at various scales, ranging from local to global.

Extensive empirical case material, primarily from field-based research, is used to support these theoretical assertions. Scholars of political economy, political and economic geography, industrial development, development studies and Asian Studies will find this a stimulating and innovative contribution to the study of the political economy in the developing countries.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

State re-scaling is the central concept mobilized in this book to interpret the political processes that are producing new economic spaces in India. In the quarter century since economic reforms were introduced, the Indian economy has experienced strong growth accompanied by extensive sectoral and spatial restructuring. This book argues that in this reformed institutional context, where both state spaces and economic geographies are being rescaled, subnational states play an increasingly critical role in coordinating socioeconomic activities.

The core thesis that the book defends is that the reform process has profoundly reconfigured the Indian state’s rapport with its territory at all spatial scales, and these processes of state spatial rescaling are crucial for comprehending emerging patterns of economic governance and growth. It demonstrates that the outcomes of India’s new policy regime are not only the product of impersonal market forces, but that they are also the result of endogenous political strategies, acting in conjunction with the territorial reorganisation of economic activities at various scales, ranging from local to global.

Extensive empirical case material, primarily from field-based research, is used to support these theoretical assertions. Scholars of political economy, political and economic geography, industrial development, development studies and Asian Studies will find this a stimulating and innovative contribution to the study of the political economy in the developing countries.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Sustainability Handbook by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Fear: Critical Geopolitics and Everyday Life by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Colloquial Portuguese by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Surveillance as Social Sorting by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Henry VI by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Votes, Money, And The Clinton Impeachment by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Colonialism and Development by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book US Foreign Policy and Democracy Promotion by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Governing International Watercourses by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Teacher Training at Cambridge by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Guangdong and Chinese Diaspora by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Media Power, Professionals and Policies by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Securing and Sustaining the Olympic City by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book What Great Teachers Do Differently by Loraine Kennedy
Cover of the book Education and the Education of Teachers (International Library of the Philosophy of Education volume 18) by Loraine Kennedy
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy