Globalisation and India's national autonomy

Nayar, Baldev Raj

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“…Indian state policies encourage the subcontracting of IT related jobs to India through tax relief, free trade zones and incentives to private training colleges (Kaushalesh 2001;Nayar 2003). Indian state policies encourage the subcontracting of IT related jobs to India through tax relief, free trade zones and incentives to private training colleges (Kaushalesh 2001;Nayar 2003).…”

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“…The primary purpose of the research was to explore the nature of call centre work within the context of global economy relations. Indian state policies encourage the subcontracting of IT related jobs to India through tax relief, free trade zones and incentives to private training colleges (Kaushalesh 2001;Nayar 2003). Types of IT service jobs now located in India include back office, remote support, medical transcription, call centres, database services and content development (Nasscom 2001: 14).…”

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Practices of global capital: gaps, cracks and ironies in transnational call centres in India

2004

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In this article I document practices of globalization in a newly emerging transnational labour force – call centre workers in New Delhi, India, who provide voice‐to‐voice service to clients dialling toll‐free numbers in North America. Recent theorists have focused on how capitalism is continually under construction, and how heterogeneous groups of workers play active roles in relation to transnational corporate processes. Accordingly, I trace three practices that constitute transnational call centre work –scripting, synchronicity and locational masking – and examine how Indian workers negotiate these practices. I argue that the transnationalization of voice‐to‐voice service work provides the opportunity for Indian workers to construct ‘Americans’ and situate their own jobs within global labour markets. Drawing on interviews with call centre workers, managers and trainers in India, I explore the ways in which analyses of the practices of globalization provides an insight on workers' attempts to enhance their quality of life vis‐à‐vis transnational capitalism.

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Practices of global capital: gaps, cracks and ironies in transnational call centres in India

2004

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“…And, as mentioned earlier, India's foreign policy has moved away from its former ideological basis and has become more pragmatic, with national interest being defined more in 'realistic' terms. Interestingly, the word 'security' has become the new mantra under globalization, taking on various hues, such as energy security, economic security, maritime security, environmental security, human security, food security and, of course, conventional security (Ganguly 2003a(Ganguly , 2003bNayar 2003;Mann 2000). India emphasizes its need for security on all these counts and more, and is ready to cooperate with both the developing and the developed world in the pursuit of its security goals.…”

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The rise of China and India in Africa

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This PDF is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Licence. Further details regarding permitted usage can be found at http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Print and ebook editions of this work are available to purchase from Zed Books (www.zedbooks.co.uk). A frica NowAfrica Now is an exciting new series, published by Zed Books in association with the internationally respected Nordic Africa Institute. Featuring high-quality, cutting-edge research from leading academics, the series addresses the big issues confronting Africa today. Accessible but in-depth, and wide-ranging in its scope, Africa Now engages with the critical political, economic, socio logical and development debates affecting the continent, shedding new light on pressing concerns.

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“…Bhagwati (2004) maintains that this caused sluggish economic growth with exports and income growing without enhancing living standards. Indeed, Nayar (2003) points out that this rush to industrial self-sufficiency was so beyond the capacity of the state that it led to a neglect and subsequent decline of key non-industrial sectors such as agriculture. This resulted in dependence on foreign food aid and foreign intervention in economic decision making culminating in the IMF imposing a structural adjustment programme in 1991.…”

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Globalisation, reflexive modernisation, and development: the case of India

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Dayaram

2006

Society and Business Review

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His research interests focus on public policy and management paying particular attention to examining the influences and effects of reflexive modernisation and globalisation. Kandy Dayaram has a Doctorate in Public Management and is a lecturer at Curtin University of Technology. Her research interests are in change, strategic policy analysis and international management. 2 Globalisation, reflexive modernisation and development: the case of India Abstract Purpose: the purpose of this paper is to use the theoretical insights provided by reflexive modernisation in examining the effects of globalisation on the development policies and trajectories of India. Approach: after a presentation of the main ideas and concepts of reflexive modernisation and globalisation, the principal characteristics of the reflexive modernisation of India are identified and discussed. Findings: this paper demonstrates that the development path taken by India is characterised by ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox. There is much doubt, uncertainty, and debate in academic, political, and social forums about whether India is on the right development path as the nation attempts to graft western-style capitalist structures and technologies onto traditional ways of life. Indeed, in its drive towards economic development and enhanced social wellbeing India is at the same time compromising that development and well-being through the production of risks. Limitations: there are two main limitations of this paper. The first relates to reflexive modernisation. It is a much discussed and controversial theory that requires further enhancement, particularly with regard to developing nations. The second relates specifically to India in that it is difficult to make generalisations about such a diverse nation. Implications: in spite of its limitations, reflexive modernisation offers a sound theoretical foundation for alternative perspectives and policy approaches to development. As developing nations such as India engage with global economic, cultural, and political structures and institutions, they are at the same time transforming and being transformed by the influences that these structures and institutions exert.

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Globalisation and India's national autonomy

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Practices of global capital: gaps, cracks and ironies in transnational call centres in India

Practices of global capital: gaps, cracks and ironies in transnational call centres in India

The rise of China and India in Africa

Globalisation, reflexive modernisation, and development: the case of India

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