1st Edition

India’s Open-Economy Policy Globalism, Rivalry, Continuity

By Jalal Alamgir Copyright 2009
192 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is the first major exploration of Indian political economy using a constructivist approach. Arguing that India’s open-economy policy was made, justified, and continued on the basis of the idea of openness more than its tangible effect, the book explains what sustained the idea of openness, what philosophy, interpretations of history, and international context gave it support,... Read more

Preface  1. Explaining the Continuity of Openness  2. The Politics of Causes and Consequences  3. Roots of Globalism and Rivalry  4. Evolution of Economic Globalism and Economic Rivalry  5. Perception, Policy, and Persistence

Biography

The late Jalal Alamgir was Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, specializing in the relationships between globalization and representational politics.