{"product_id":"india-s-economy-and-society-lateral-explorations","title":"INDIA’S ECONOMY AND SOCIETY: Lateral Explorations","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditors\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sunil Mani, Chidambaran G. Iyer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9789819974832\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 452\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a comprehensive collection of fifteen insightful contributions that provide a detailed analysis of various aspects of India’s economy and society. The contributions are empirically driven and theoretically informed, tackling issues that are both contemporary and expected to remain relevant in the future. The book is divided into sections covering agriculture, industry, innovation, infrastructure, international trade, health, education, labor, employment, and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening section discusses the ongoing crisis in India’s agricultural sector, offering data-backed insights into its origins, responses, and potential future directions. Another section delves into infrastructure financing, critically analyzing new methods of financing large-scale infrastructure projects in India. The book also examines the impacts of innovations and technology on Indian industries, India’s international trade performance, and important social sectors such as health, education, and labor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA major portion of the book focuses on gender issues, analyzing topics such as sex selection, family-building strategies, and the political economy of gender. With a combination of empirical data and theoretical analysis, this collection is a rich resource for researchers in development studies, policymakers, and corporate watchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunil Mani\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgriculture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Crisis in Indian Agriculture: Genesis, Response and Future Prospects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHimanshu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col start=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupply Chain Management of Food Grains in India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParmod Kumar, Yasmeen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndustry, Innovation, and Technology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. \u003cstrong\u003eRegional Concentration of Industries in India: What Does the Recent Data Say and How to Understand the Implications?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eK. V. Ramaswamy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col start=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndian Electronics Industry’s FDI-Led GVC Engagement: Theoretical and Policy Insights from a Firm-Level Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmitha Francis, Murali Kallummal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndia’s Performance in Science, Technology and Innovation: The Post 2000 Scenario\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunil Mani\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfrastructure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. \u003cstrong\u003eFinancing Green and Brownfield Private Infrastructure in India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSebastian Morris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col start=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLand for Development: Market Versus Non-market Mechanisms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRam Singh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Trade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. \u003cstrong\u003eLooking at India’s Engineering Exports: Stuck in the Middle of the Value Chain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParthapratim Pal, S. S. Swathysree\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHealth and Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. \u003cstrong\u003eTowards Universal Health Coverage? Taking Stock of Two Decades of Health Reforms in India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT. K. Sundari Ravindran, Neena Elezebeth Philip\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col start=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChanging Landscape of Professional Higher Education in India: What Do We Know and What Do Recent Data Tell Us?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePradeep Kumar Choudhury, Amit Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabour and Employment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. \u003cstrong\u003eHas Labour Rigidity Slowed Down Employment Growth in Indian Manufacturing?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJayan Jose Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGender\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. \u003cstrong\u003eSex Selection, Family Building Strategies and the Political Economy of Gender\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary E. John\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col start=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen South Meets North: Interrogating Agency and Marital Mobility in Kerala-Haryana Marriages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParo Mishra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col start=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGender and Development: Back to Basics Continued Relevance of Marcal’s \u003cem\u003eWho Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePadmini Swaminathan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col start=\"16\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWomen, the Planned Economy, and the Anticipation of Utopia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eV. Geetha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author \/ Editor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunil Mani\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University and has done postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford. He has taught and conducted research at various prestigious institutions and is a leading expert on development economics, technology, and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChidambaran G. Iyer\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor at CDS. He completed his Ph.D. at IGIDR, Mumbai, and specializes in Technology and Innovation. He has contributed to numerous papers and journals on topics related to technology in industry and education, specifically focusing on India.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49992293384496,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9789819974832","price":1492.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/Indias_Economy_and_Society.jpg?v=1756465213","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/india-s-economy-and-society-lateral-explorations","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}