Critical Reflections on Economy and Politics in India

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In this book, Das deploys class theory to decipher Indias economic and political situation. It deals with the specificities of Indias capitalism and neoliberalism, and their economic consequences. It critically examines lower-class struggles led by the Left, and the fascistic politics of the Right. Contents Acknowledgements List of Illustrations 1 Introduction 2 Class in India 3 The Capitalist Character of Class Society in Post-colonial India: Moving Beyond the Mode of Production Debate 4 Neoliberal Capitalism with Indian Characteristics 5 Capitalism and Technological Change: Reflections on the Technology – Poverty Relation 6 Low-Wage Neoliberal Capitalism, Social-Cultural Difference, and Nature-Dependent Production 7 Class Relations, Class Struggle, and the State in India 8 Class Dynamics of Poverty, State Failure, and Class Struggle 9 State Repression as Class Struggle from Above 10 Capitalist Development and Liberal Democracy under a Right-Wing Regime 11 Towards a Political Economy of Fascistic Tendencies 12 Bourgeois-Political Dynamics of Fascistic Tendencies 13 Forward March of the Right and the Relative Weakness of the Left: What Is to Be Done? 14 Conclusions and Reflections Appendix 1: Processes Influencing the Balance of Power between Capital and Labor Appendix 2: A Suggested Research Program on Agrarian Neoliberalism Bibliography Index