Infrastructure of Injustice - State and Politics in Manipur and Northeast India

Informationen zum Autor Raile Rocky Ziipao teaches in Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Off Campus, Nagaland Regional Centre. He was the former Raghunathan Family Fellow, Harvard University. His research interests include critical infrastructure, political economy of development, northeast studies and tribal and indigenous epistemologies. Zusammenfassung This book examines the dynamics of infrastructure development in Northeast India especially Manipur from a socio-anthropological perspective. It looks at the pattern and distribution of infrastructure in the region and analyses its impact on the livelihoods, ecosystems, governance, and social futures of communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Lists of tables. Preface. List of abbreviations. Introduction: infrastructure of injustice 1. The place of infrastructure in development 2. Political economy of development in Manipur 3. State of contestation and negotiation 4. Political highways and its tributaries 5. Electricity: regularly irregular 6. Social and political processes of infrastructure development 7 . Conclusion: beyond Unholy Trinity. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Raile Rocky Ziipao, Raile (The Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Rocky Ziipao, Raile Rocky Ziipao
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781138384590
• ISBN: 978-1-138-38459-0
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, India, Urban & municipal planning, Development Studies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, North East India