Toward A Free Economy (Record no. 61426)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780691256573
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Brijwasi Book Distributors
Distributor address : H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi
Bill Number : BW/000104
Bill Date : 20/01/2024
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954.04 BAL
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Balasubramanian, Aditya.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Toward A Free Economy
Remainder of title : Swatantra and Opposition Politics in Democratic India.
Statement of responsibility, etc / Aditya Balasubramanian.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc , New Jersey
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Princeton University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2023.
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Extent xxi,322p.
Dimensions : 24cm.
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Price amount 3875
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Summary, etc <br/>Neoliberalism is routinely characterized as an antidemocratic, expert-driven project aimed at insulating markets from politics, devised in the North Atlantic and projected on the rest of the world. Revising this understanding, Toward a Free Economy shows how economic conservatism emerged and was disseminated in a postcolonial society consistent with the logic of democracy.<br/><br/>Twelve years after the British left India, a Swatantra (“Freedom”) Party came to life. It encouraged Indians to break with the Indian National Congress Party, which spearheaded the anticolonial nationalist movement and now dominated Indian democracy. Rejecting Congress’s heavy-industrial developmental state and the accompanying rhetoric of socialism, Swatantra promised “free economy” through its project of opposition politics.<br/><br/>As it circulated across various genres, “free economy” took on meanings that varied by region and language, caste and class, and won diverse advocates. These articulations, informed by but distinct from neoliberalism, came chiefly from communities in southern and western India as they embraced new forms of entrepreneurial activity. At their core, they connoted anticommunism, unfettered private economic activity, decentralized development, and the defense of private property.<br/><br/>Opposition politics encompassed ideas and practice. Swatantra’s leaders imagined a conservative alternative to a progressive dominant party in a two-party system. They communicated ideas and mobilized people around such issues as inflation, taxation, and property. And they made creative use of India’s institutions to bring checks and balances to the political system.<br/><br/>Democracy’s persistence in India is uncommon among postcolonial societies. By excavating a perspective of how Indians made and understood their own democracy and economy, Aditya Balasubramanian broadens our picture of neoliberalism, democracy, and the postcolonial world.
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650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economy
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Politics
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Democratic India
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Personal name Aditya Balasubramanian.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 01/02/2024 Brijwasi Book Distributors 3875.00 1 954.04 BAL 30030 01/11/2024 21/10/2024 01/02/2024 Books
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