Development after statism : industrial firms and the political economy of South Asia / Adnan Naseemullah.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Naseemullah, Adnan, author.

Series:

• South Asia in the social sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Industries--South Asia.
• Industrial policy--South Asia.
• Economic development--South Asia.
• South Asia--Economic policy.
• South Asia--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 329 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

How can industrial production be managed without the guidance of the state? Adnan Naseemullah discusses industrial development in a new era of drastically constricted state capacity, from the perspective of the manufacturing firm. India's manufacturing economy has been growing after state promotion has receded. How, then, does Indian manufacturing develop in this context? Naseemullah argues that Indian firms must create production structures themselves, investing in networks of capital and labor without signals from above. Depending on manufacturers' backgrounds, these relationships are based either on formal rules or through personal ties, creating a patchwork of institutions that crosscut region and sector. As a result, many firms have been able to regain some certainty for investment, but at the cost of national coherence and the possibility of broader transformation. As a mirror case, this book also explores Pakistan's industrial trajectories, in which similar dynamics suggest the broader applicability of this framework.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Theoretical framework
• The rise and fall of India's statist development
• Industrial finance after statism in India
• Labor management after statism in India
• Indian firms and the international economy
• The rise and fall of Pakistan's statist development
• Industrialization after statism in Pakistan
• Conclusion.

Notes:

• Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Jan 2017).
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 1-316-84151-0
• 1-316-84229-0
• 1-316-84242-8
• 1-316-66592-5
• 1-316-84255-X
• 1-316-84268-1
• 1-316-84307-6