This book presents a historical account of the relationship between state and capital from independence to the liberalization episodes of the 1980s and after. It provides a focused analysis of the organization of business houses, corporate governance structures, labour laws, and the institution of the family and personal laws, and explains the institutional basis of regional differences in accumulation and uneven development in independent India. By addressing questions of agrarian, capital, technology and fiscal constraints which were characteristic of the economy at independence, this book provides an insightful study of the political economy of the role of changing social relations in India after independence.

Book Information
ISBN 9781107102248
Author Chirashree Das Gupta
Format Hardback
Page Count 325
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 590g