Dominant Classes and the State in Development

Theory and the Case of India
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-01990-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 395 g

Why does capitalist development give rise to political alliances between the state and certain economically dominant classes? Addressing this question, Professor Banerjee uses an evolutionary approach to social structure to develop a theory of the interaction within and among business and manufacturing firms--a theory that highlights those aspects of market processes that promote the formation of dominant economic classes. Structural-evolutionary conceptions of property relations and of state planning and regulation are developed and combined with the market model. According to Professor Banerjee, the market, property relations, and state administration form a self-sustaining structure that simultaneously develops the economy in an uneven and clustered fashion and gives rise to a "dominant alliance" between a segment of the state and the fastest-accumulating classes in the economy. He applies his model to India during the 1956-1975 period, examining the industrialization process of the Second and Third plans, the crisis of the mid-1960s, and the Green Revolution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Banerjee, Sanjoy

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Westview Replica Editions -- Introduction -- Social Structure and Evolution -- Entrepreneurship -- The State -- The First Dominant Alliance 1956–1965 -- The Crisis -- The Second Dominant Alliance 1966–1975 -- Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Sanjoy Banerjee is assistant professor of political science at Baruch College, City University of New York.