This book explores the economy and society of Provincial India in
the post-Green Revolution period. It argues that the low 'quality'
of capital development in India's villages and small towns is the
joint outcome of the informal economic organisation, that is
strongly biased in favour of capital, and of the complex
stratification of the workforce along class and caste lines.
Focusing on the processes of growth induced by the introduction of
the high-yield varieties in agriculture, the book demonstrates that
a low-road pattern of capitalist development has been emerging in
provincial India: firms compete over price and not over efficiency,
with a constant pressure to reduce costs, in particular labour
costs. The book shows that low-skilled employment prevails and low
wages and poor working conditions are widespread. Based on original
empirical research, the book makes a valuable contribution to the
debate on varieties of capitalism, in particular of the Global
South. It is of interest to academics working in the fields of
Development Studies, Political Economy and South Asian Studies.
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