Introduction: The Economic Dynamism of Middle India

摘要: The town (Arni) at the centre of this book reflects non-metropolitan and non-corporate ‘Middle India’ widely regarded as marginalized from twenty-first century growth processes drivers. But re-assessments Indian censuses (for example by ‘Indiapolis’ project) reveals view misguided. Middle India is constituted through small towns in a process ‘subaltern urbanization’ where vibrant economic coexists with infrastructural neglect. informal economy such now known to drive both livelihoods. Termed ‘unorganized’, order achieved balance between selective state regulation play many forms social authority revealed book. Liberalization globalization has not dissolved regulative complex, it increased tension dissolving forces those reworking sometimes intensifying regulation. dynamism explored range theoretical prisms, field research case studies business economy, labour relations, clustered development (rice, silk gold), income, investments material spatial flows. dynamic also involve ambivalence (infrastructure, livelihoods are discussed here) destruction (commodities changes family firm taken examples). Links urban rural distress followed (through crises water, consumption). An introduction political history its countryside provided.