Traders, speculators, and captains of industry: how capitalist legitimacy shaped foreign investment policy in india
Auteur :
Jackson, Jason
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674293762
Date de publication :
18 nov. 2025
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Foreign capital can catalyze economic growth in developing countries but can also be a vehicle for extraction. Jason Jackson shows how Indian officials have navigated this terrain, developing moral discourses and economic policies that favor firms—both foreign and domestic—seen as investing in industrial transformation and societal modernization.