Ulteriori informazioni
This a systematic enquiry on the development and growth trajectories of Kerala since state formation. The book engages with the existing debates on the Kerala model with fresh arguments and perspectives. This is capable of opening up a new window of knowledge on Kerala's disjunctures in historical and contemporary times.
Sommario
Preface; List of Tables; List of Figures; 1. Introduction; 2. Before Independence; 3. The Retreat of Agriculture; 4. Capital: Retreat and Resurgence; 5. Work, Labour, and Migration; 6. Growth and Development; 7. The Left Legacy; 8. Geography: An Asset or a Challenge?; 9. Conclusion; References.
Info autore
Tirthankar Roy is Professor of Economic History at London School of Economics and Political Science. His recent and forthcoming books include A Business History of India: Enterprise and the Emergence of Capitalism since 1700 (Cambridge University Press, 2018); An Economic History of Colonialism (with Leigh Gardner, Bristol University Press, 2020); and Law and the Economy in a Young Democracy: India since 1947 (with Anand Swamy, University of Chicago Press, forthcoming). He has published extensively on South Asian history and development and has taught South Asia and Global History courses.K. Ravi Raman is currently a member of the State Planning Board, Government of Kerala. He is also an honorary research fellow in the Department of Development Studies, SOAS, London, and affiliated researcher at the University of Bergen, Norway.
Riassunto
This a systematic enquiry on the development and growth trajectories of Kerala since state formation. The book engages with the existing debates on the Kerala model with fresh arguments and perspectives. This is capable of opening up a new window of knowledge on Kerala's disjunctures in historical and contemporary times.
Prefazione
Most studies highlight Kerala's human development; this points out its economic growth and explains how growth and development are related.
