Neoliberalism and the Transforming Left in India

Name: Neoliberalism and the Transforming Left in India
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Neoliberalism and the Transforming Left in IndiaA contradictory manifesto\nAuthor(s): Ritanjan Das\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138732292, 978-1138732292\nSynopsis\nWest Bengal has often been perceived as somewhat of an aberration in the wider context of a rather chaotic Indian democracy, as the Left Front (spearheaded by the Communist Party of India-Marxist, CPIM) demonstrated a rare instance of political stability, decisively winning seven consecutive democratic elections from 1977 to 2006. Its development record has also been substantial, with a focus on land reforms, the panchayati-raj institution, and an agriculture centric development agenda. \n\nThis book presents a reappraisal of the political economic history of the CPIM/Left Front regime against the backdrop of the Indian reform experience. It examines two distinct areas: the conditions that necessitated the regime to engineer a transition from an e.