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Revising this understanding, \u003cem\u003eToward a Free Economy\u003c\/em\u003e shows how economic conservatism emerged and was disseminated in a postcolonial society consistent with the logic of democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve years after the British left India, a Swatantra (\"Freedom\") Party came to life. It encouraged Indians to break with the Indian National Congress Party, which spearheaded the anticolonial nationalist movement and now dominated Indian democracy. Rejecting Congress's heavy-industrial developmental state and the accompanying rhetoric of socialism, Swatantra promised a \"free economy\" through its project of opposition politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs it circulated across various genres, \"free economy\" took on meanings that varied by region and language, caste and class, and won diverse advocates. These articulations, informed by but distinct from neoliberalism, came chiefly from communities in southern and western India as they embraced new forms of entrepreneurial activity. At their core, they connoted anticommunism, unfettered private economic activity, decentralised development, and the defence of private property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpposition politics encompassed ideas and practice. Swatantra's leaders imagined a conservative alternative to a progressive dominant party in a two-party system. They communicated ideas and mobilised people around such issues as inflation, taxation, and property. And they made creative use of India's institutions to bring checks and balances to the political system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDemocracy's persistence in India is uncommon among postcolonial societies. By excavating a perspective of how Indians made and understood their own democracy and economy, Aditya Balasubramanian broadens our picture of neoliberalism, democracy, and the postcolonial world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Recommended and long overdue.' - Tyler Cowen, \u003cem\u003eMarginal Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of the most comprehensive accounts of opposition politics as carried by key individuals and organisations, their initiatives, and its impact...Within economics, economic history and history of economic thought are two separate disciplines. \u003cem\u003eToward a Free Economy\u003c\/em\u003e traverses both and goes beyond in its effort to tell the story of India's opposition in its early days. The book lays down a fertile ground for future researchers to further explore.' - Kumar Anand, \u003cem\u003eThe Hindu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Exhaustively researched.' - Archis Mohan, \u003cem\u003eBusiness Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An instant classic.' - Sanjeet Kashyap, \u003cem\u003eAustralian Outlook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToward a Free Economy\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant history of economic ideas in independent India. It provides a new view of the origins of conservatism in Indian politics, libertarian rather than authoritarian and committed to free markets rather than to Hindu nationalism, which should make a big difference.' - Amartya Sen, Harvard University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46851799154924,"sku":"9780691205243","price":89.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2039573482434.jpg?v=1759126880"},{"product_id":"market-civilizations-neoliberals-east-and-south-by-tobias-rupprecht-9781942130673","title":"Market Civilizations – Neoliberals East and South","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deep investigation of neoliberalism's proselytizers in Eastern Europe and the Global South\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhere does free market ideology come from? 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