Rethinking Economic Change in India

Rethinking Economic Change in India
Author: Tirthankar Roy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2005-05-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134270666

As author of the hugely influential The Economic History of India 1857-1947, Tirthankar Roy has established himself as the leading contemporary economic historian of India. Here, Roy turns his attention to labour and livelihood and the nature of economic change in the Subcontinent. This book covers: economic history of modern India rural labour labour-intensive industrialization women and industrialization. Challenging the prevailing wisdom on Indian economic growth - that it is bound up with Marxian, postcolonial class analysis - Roy formulates a new view. Commercialization, surplus labour and uncertainty are seen as equally important and the end result reconciles the increasingly opposed view of economists and historians.

The Peasant Betrayed

The Peasant Betrayed
Author: John H. Powelson
Publisher: Cato Institute
Total Pages: 425
Release: 1990-07-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1937184285

After studying land reform in 16 countries and offering illustrative examples from 11 more, Powelson and Stock conclude that government land reforms generally harm the rural poor more than help them. Detailing case after case in which government intervention has impoverished the peasant, the authors find only a few cases in which the government has made the peasant better off. In contrast, they show that in Third World countries where the state has left farming to the farmer, agricultural output has soared, famine has been overcome, and the welfare of the peasant has vastly improved.

Macro Policies For Appropriate Technology In Developing Countries

Macro Policies For Appropriate Technology In Developing Countries
Author: Frances Stewart
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2019-04-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 042969248X

This book explores the effects of macro-policies and determines which policies have best promoted appropriate technology in developing countries. It explores the political economy of macro-policies, examining which groups in society are likely to benefit from alternative policies and technologies.

Urbanisation in Developing Countries

Urbanisation in Developing Countries
Author: Bidyut Mohanty
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Total Pages: 460
Release: 1993
Genre: Community development, Urban
ISBN: 9788170224754

Selected papers presented at an international seminar organized by the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi, India in co-operation with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

FDI and Industrial Organization in Developing Countries

FDI and Industrial Organization in Developing Countries
Author: Pradeep Kanta Ray
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351158309

Originally published in 2005. Analyzing the impact of FDI on industrial organization in India in the midst of changes wrought by globalization is a daunting task. The Indian economy is large and disparate, with a multitude of economic and political institutions and an unsteady record of policy reform. Drawing comparisons with other Asian economies, this monograph identifies the factors that contribute to the successful creation of globally competitive industries by illustrating the nature of interchange between FDI, indigenous capital, industry policy and institutions. It also analyzes the contribution of foreign affiliates and domestic enterprises to industrial development. Using case studies and quantitative analysis, the work reveals new and significant features of Indian business and industry. In view of the recent interest generated regarding India's prowess in high technology sectors and its potential to be the next economic 'powerhouse', the empirical analyses and issues raised in this book are both timely and comprehensive.