Capitalist development in India's informal economy [Book] / Elisabetta Basile.
Material type: TextSeries: Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 71 | Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 71Publication details: London : Routledge, c2013.Description: xvi, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780415642682 (hbk.)
- 307.1 4120954 23
- 307.14120954
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books | Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor | 307.14120954 BAS-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 47284 |
Browsing Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad shelves, Shelving location: Ground Floor Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
307.14 HUM Human development 88/89 | 307.14 SIL-Q The naked hens : an anthology of Urdu short stories / | 307.14120941 GAL-I Introduction to rural planning : economies, communities and landscapes / | 307.14120954 BAS-C Capitalist development in India's informal economy | 307.33620952135 BES-N Computer networks | 307.34160973 GRO-U DSM-IV-TR in action / | 307.76 HAS-P Participatory development : the story of the Orangi Pilot Project Reasearch and Training Institute and the Urban Resource Centre, Karachi, Pakistan / |
This book explores the economy and society of Provincial India in the post-Green Revolution period. It argues that the low 'quality' of capital development in India's villages and small towns is the joint outcome of the informal economic organisation, that is strongly biased in favour of capital, and of the complex stratification of the workforce along class and caste lines. Focusing on the processes of growth induced by the introduction of the high-yield varieties in agriculture, the book demonstrates that a low-road pattern of capitalist development has been emerging in provincial India: firms compete over price and not over efficiency, with a constant pressure to reduce costs, in particular labour costs. The book shows that low-skilled employment prevails and low wages and poor working conditions are widespread. Based on original empirical research, the book makes a valuable contribution to the debate on varieties of capitalism, in particular of the Global South. It is of interest to academics working in the fields of Development Studies, Political Economy and South Asian Studies.
There are no comments on this title.