Infrastructure Redux [electronic resource] : Crisis, Progress in Industrial Pakistan & Beyond /
Anwar, N.author.
The focus of this book is on industrial infrastructures of production and circulation, from power distribution and roads to dry ports and airports. It looks at how these infrastructures underpin visions of progress and mediate relations between the state and capitalist firms in industrializing districts in Punjab, Pakistan.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Currency Exchange Rates; Introduction: Pathways to Progress; 1 History, Ideas, Visions; 2 Disrupted Mobilities; 3 Power Breakdowns; 4 Whither Labor?; Conclusion: Infrastructure's Promise; Appendices; Methodological Note; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The focus of this book is on industrial infrastructures of production and circulation, from power distribution and roads to dry ports and airports. It looks at how these infrastructures underpin visions of progress and mediate relations between the state and capitalist firms in industrializing districts in Punjab, Pakistan.
Development economics.
Economic policy.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Economic development.
Political economy.
Economic growth.
Development Economics.
Economic Policy.
Regional/Spatial Science.
Development Theory.
International Political Economy.
Economic Growth.