Aspirational Economies and Offshore Manufacturing in Contemporary India

Lead Research Organisation: Goldsmiths University of London
Department Name: Computing Department

Abstract

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Description This work led to the book "Dream Zones: Anticipating Capitalism and Development in India. This book explores the dreamed of and desired futures that constitute, sustain and disrupt capitalism in contemporary India. Drawing together on five years of research in and around India's Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the book follows the stories of regional politicians, corporate executives, rural farmers, industrial workers and social activists to show how the pursuit of growth, profit and development shapes the politics of industrialisation and liberalisation. This book offers a timely reminder that the global economy is shaped by sentiment as much as reason and that un-realised expectations are the grounds on which new hopes for the future are sown.
Exploitation Route The research funded by this award has been widely citied in social anthropology, geography, and development studies by scholars looking to interpret the social and cultural investments in large scale infrastructure projects.
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