Globalization and nationalism : the changing balance in India's economic policy, 1950-2000

Set Against The Larger Canvas Of Historic Interaction Between Economic Globalization And Economic Nationalism, This Study Is A Systemic Examination Of The Successive Attempts From 1950 To 2000 To Change The Roles Of The State And The Market In The Management Of The Indian Economy. Drawing On Insights From The Fields Of International Relations And Comparative Politics, The Author Provides A New Interpretation Of The Motives For Economic Policy Reform And The Constraints On These Efforts. Advocating A More Collaborative Relationship Between State And Market And Providing A New Approach To The Understanding Of Economic Policy Reform, This Volume Will Be Of Interest To Students And Practitioners Of Economics, Political Economy, Policy And Plannng, Political Science And Development Economics.--jacket. Globalization, Nationalism And Economic Reform: The Fundamental Issues -- Planning For Autarky And State Hegemony: Nationalist Development Strategy Under Nehru -- Between Mercantilist Socialism And Liberalism: The Changing Fortunes Of The Nehru-mahalanobis Strategy, 1956-90 -- Changing The Balance, 1991-96: Political Structure And Economic Reforms -- Business And Economic Reforms -- The United Front And Economic Reforms, 1996-98: Policy And Performance Under Democratic Coalitions -- The Limits Of Economic Nationalism: Economic Reforms Under The Bjp-led Government, 1998-99 -- Summary And Conclusions. Baldev Raj Nayar. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [266]-275) And Index. This book provides a new approach to the understanding of economic policy reform by placing it in the context of the perennial conflict between the two historical social forces of economic globalization and economic nationalism and examines successive attempts over the last half century to change the roles of state and market in the management of the Indian economy.