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The myth of the shrinking state : globalization and the state in India /

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This study investigates the nature of the impact of globalization on the Indian state. It takes as its point of departure the thesis that globalization has resulted in the erosion of the economic and welfare roles of the state. The author argues in favour of the continued expansion of these roles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nayar, Baldev Raj
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Globalization > Political aspects > India.
Globalization > Social aspects > India.
India > Social policy.
India > Economic policy.
India > Politics and government.
Mondialisation > Aspect politique > Inde.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Inde.
Inde > Politique économique.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement.
Economic policy.
Globalization > Political aspects.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Politics and government
Social policy.
India.
Business & Economics.
Economic History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The globalization thesis on the state
  • State interventionism and its consequences
  • Economic reform and its macro consequences
  • The state's economic and welfare roles: the quantitative dimensions of change
  • Fundamental continuity in the role of the state
  • State ownership, regulation, and controls
  • An advancing but inequalizing economy: a lagging (likely ailing) state
  • Summary and conclusions: enhancing the social sectors, reforming the state.