Understanding India}}}s New Political Economy A Great Transformation [Paperback]

A number of large-scale transformations have shaped the economy, polity and society of India over the past quarter century. This book provides a detailed account of three that are of particular importance: the advent of liberal economic reform, the ascendance of Hindu cultural nationalism, and the empowerment of historically subordinate classes through popular democratic mobilizations.

Filling a gap in existing literature, the book goes beyond looking at the transformations in isolation, managing to:

Explain the empirical linkages between these three phenomena

Provide an account that integrates the insights of separate disciplinary perspectives

Explain their distinct but possibly related causes and the likely consequences of these central transformations taken together

By seeking to explain the causal relationships between these central transformations through a coordinated conversation across different disciplines, the dynamics of Indias new political economy are captured. Chapters focus on the political, economic and social aspects of India in their current and historical context. The contributors use new empirical research to discuss how Indias multidimensional story of economic growth, social welfare and democratic deepening is likely to develop. This is an essential text for students and researchers of India's political economy and the growth economies of Asia.

1. Introduction: Indias Transforming Political Economy Stuart Corbridge, John Harriss, Sanjay Ruparelia and Sanjay Reddy 2. Democracy and the Economic Transformation in India Partha Chatterjee 3. Economic Liberalization, Urban Politics and the Poor Nandini Gooptu 4. The Politics of Indias Special Economic Zones Rob Jenkins 5. The Contested Geographies of Federalism in Post-Reform India Stuart Corbridge