Globalization In India : New Frontiers And Emerging Challenges

Contents Preface Introduction 1 Economic Globalization Understanding the Process Beyond the Polemics Sangeeta  Mahapatra 2 Globalization and Sustainable Development Contextualizing a Sociological  Discourse RN Mohanty 3 Globalization Crony Capitalism and the Indian Context of SEZ  Purba Chattopadhyay 4 Impact of Globalization on the Food Consumption of Urban India Swarna Sadasivam Vepa 5 The Impact of Economic Liberalization on Employment and Wages in India Sonia Bhalotra 6 Global Forces of Change and Innovation Issues of Organizational Stress Sudeshna Basu Mukherjee and Anjali Ray 7 How to Govern Corporate Houses Significance of Industrial Democracy and Social Unionism in the Context of Globalization Biswajit Ghosh 8 Globalization and Neo-liberal Economic Reforms in India A Critical Review Kalim Siddiqui 9 The Indo-US Nuclear Deal in an  Era of Globalization Gomathy Narayan 10 Falling in Love in Mumbai Professional Women and Companionate Marriage Susan Dewey 11 Changing Urban Landscape A Socio-Semiotic Profile of a Shopping Mall in Kolkata Amit Sanyal 12 The Water Privatization Process Global Politics and Ecological Struggles in India  Vandana Asthana 13 Beyond Globalization A Cultural Study A New CMIE Matrix Abir Chattopadhyay 14 Hindi Popular Cinema Negotiating the Global and the Nation Samarpita Ghosh Ray 15 Globalization and Terrorism Gargi Mukhopadhyay Index  Since the last decade of twentieth century India has strived for an experienced and unprecedented economic turn-around The country has witnessed a structural shift in GDP growth propelled largely by new investments and the growth of the value enhancing services sector Globally these efforts are not only source of appreciation but also of assumption for many that India increasingly being seen as part of new axis of influence in the world Long established three-headed social problem--poverty?illiteracy-unemployment--remains the biggest stumbling block for a post-colonial country like India New sets of problems have taken shape in the last quarter of twentieth century when policy makers and market participants have prioritized economic activities for short-term gains In context of the above Center of Associates for Sociological Studies and Action undertook to bring out to the fore oft-neglected inter-disciplinary discussions and analysis in fifteen articles to examine the process of globalization in India taking insights from economics political science and international relations sociology cultural anthropology social ecology management and cultural studies It discusses the impact of the process of globalization on social institutions like marriage family economy politics education and religion The book is intended for postgraduate students and research scholars It provides readers with a clear perspective about creating economics environmental and social capital that can produce multiplier effect for making national progress more inclusive and sustainable 448 pp.…