Finding the Middle Path : The Political Economy of Cooperation in Rural India

Baviskar, B. S.

Routledge（2019/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 448 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367017385
• DDC分類 334.0954

Full Description

Soviet-style socialism has failed; but in Russia, China, and India the transition to capitalism has proven hazardous. Elsewhere, capitalism itself appears to be in crisis, often failing to meet the fundamental needs of workers, small farmers, and even the middle classes. Clearly, the world needs enterprises that are both economically efficient and

Contents

Framework for Comparative Analysis -- Viewpoints -- Background and Methods -- Fertile Grounds in Western India -- Barren Grounds in West Bengal? -- Problems in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala -- Conclusions -- Case Studies from Maharashtra -- Leadership, Democracy, and Development: Cooperatives in Kolhapur District -- Alternative Dairy Production and Marketing Systems -- Does Competition Help Cooperation? -- The Mhaisal Movement: A Farming Cooperative -- Case Studies from Gujarat -- Beyond Anand: Comparing the Kheda and Choryasi Dairy Cooperatives -- Oilseeds Growers' Cooperatives in Gujarat: The Patidar Factor -- A Sociological Analysis of Cotton Cooperatives in Baroda District -- Case Studies from Other States -- Electoral Communism and the Destruction of Cooperation in West Bengal -- Dominant Classes and Cooperative Leaders in Western Uttar Pradesh -- Formal Cooperatives and Informal Cooperation in Karnataka -- Bureaucracy Versus Participation: Tea Growers' Cooperatives in Tamil Nadu -- Fishermen Cooperatives in Kerala: a Case Study