Cover Image
QR Code

Whose independence? The social impact of economic reform in India.

Part of a special issue on challenges of statehood in South Asia. The writer examines the social impact of economic reform in India. He critically investigates its impact on India's social and ecological diversity, on the livelihoods and lifestyles of most of its people, on political trends that s...

Full description

Published in:Journal of International Affairs Vol. 51; pp. 85 - 117
Main Author: Kothari, Smitu
Format: Article
Published: Journal of International Affairs Summer 1997
Subjects:
Indian economy
Economic development
Social conditions in India
Indian economic policy
Commerce
India
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Part of a special issue on challenges of statehood in South Asia. The writer examines the social impact of economic reform in India. He critically investigates its impact on India's social and ecological diversity, on the livelihoods and lifestyles of most of its people, on political trends that seek a more rapid “integration” into the global marketplace, and on the country's capacity to build a pattern of social and economic development that is in agreement with the widening of social justice, the sustainability of the environment, and the deepening of democracy.