{"product_id":"power-policy-and-protest-the-politics-of-indias-special-economic-zones-hardcover","title":"Power, Policy, and Protest: The Politics of India's Special Economic Zones - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLoraine Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePartha Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia's attempt to spur growth, boost exports, and create jobs by establishing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is a paradox: the \u003cem\u003epolicy\u003c\/em\u003e represents an intensification of the country's increasingly market-oriented development paradigm, but \u003cem\u003eimplementation\u003c\/em\u003e has required active government involvement. More than a decade after importing the SEZ concept from China, India has hundreds of these walled-off, deregulated, low-tax enclaves. But an industrialization strategy pioneered in authoritarian China has faced huge political resistance in democratic India. Protest movements arose in many localities where SEZs were proposed. Resistance varied in terms of the intensity and sustainability of opposition, the grievances articulated, and the tactics employed. A central issue has been the alienation of privately owned land by business interests, abetted by the state. To date, no systematic study of the politics of India's SEZ experiment has been undertaken. This book remedies this gap, examining variations within and between eleven states. Detailed case studies investigate differences in the nature and extent of SEZ-related political mobilization and the means employed by governments to manage dissent. By covering a broad range of regional contexts, industrial sectors, and political conditions, this volume furnishes a comprehensive picture of the politics surrounding one of India's most controversial reform measures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob Jenkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Political Science, Hunter College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoraine Kennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris; and Deputy Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePartha Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584762167517,"sku":"9780198097341","price":110.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/VPSXEO9bmE9780198097341.webp?v=1773620609","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/power-policy-and-protest-the-politics-of-indias-special-economic-zones-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}