Locked in Place: State-Building and Late Industrialization in India

by Vivek Chibber

Book Overview

Why were some countries able to build "developmental states" in the decades after World War II while others were not? Through a richly detailed examination of India's experience, Locked in Place argues that the critical factor was the reaction of domestic capitalists to the state-building project. During the 1950s and 1960s, India launched an extremely ambitious and highly regarded program of state-led development. But it soon became clear...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691126232
• ISBN13: 9780691126234
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"