Synopses & Reviews
Dream Zones explores the dreamed of and desired futures that constitute, sustain and disrupt capitalism in contemporary India.
Drawing on five years of research in and around India's Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the book follows the stories of regional politicians, corporate executives, rural farmers, industrial workers and social activists to show how the pursuit of growth, profit and development shapes the politics of industrialisation and liberalisation.
This book offers a timely reminder that the global economy is shaped by sentiment as much as reason and that un-realised expectations are the grounds on which new hopes for the future are sown.
Synopsis
Argues that global wealth inequalities need to be addressed to achieve lasting social and economic development in all countries.
About the Author
Matti Kohonen is a sociologist who is a founding member of the Tax Justice Network, where he currently works building a global tax justice campaign._x000B_Francine Mestrum is professor at the University of Ghent, Belgium. She is the author of several books on global poverty, inequality and international financial institutions.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Note on Language
Glossary and Abbreviations
List of Maps and Illustrations
1: The Economy of Anticipation
2: The Vision of Growth
3: The Land of Speculation
4: The Factory of the Future
5: The Labour of Aspiration
6: The Struggles for Tomorrow
7: Anticipation, Capitalism, Anthropology
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index