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A Technological History of Cold-War India, 1947–⁠1969The Industrial Revolution in India

A Technological History of Cold-War India, 1947–⁠1969: The Industrial Revolution in India [This chapter explains the technological and economic background of Nehruvian development. The narrative begins with the colonial period, which saw extensive infrastructural development and limited introduction of mechanized industry. After independence Nehru’s Congress government launched a series of five-year plans, which were intended to develop India’s economy and industrial base and set the nation on the road to autarky and self-reliance. The chapter describes the first three five-year plans (which all together ran from 1951 to 1966) and explores in detail two aspects of Nehruvian development: import substitution and the need to use secondhand machinery or keep machines running far longer than their designers had originally intended. The Indian heavy electrical equipment industry serves as a case study for import substitution in the public sector.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Technological History of Cold-War India, 1947–⁠1969The Industrial Revolution in India

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
ISBN
978-3-030-78766-0
Pages
15 –42
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-78767-7_2
Publisher site
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Abstract

[This chapter explains the technological and economic background of Nehruvian development. The narrative begins with the colonial period, which saw extensive infrastructural development and limited introduction of mechanized industry. After independence Nehru’s Congress government launched a series of five-year plans, which were intended to develop India’s economy and industrial base and set the nation on the road to autarky and self-reliance. The chapter describes the first three five-year plans (which all together ran from 1951 to 1966) and explores in detail two aspects of Nehruvian development: import substitution and the need to use secondhand machinery or keep machines running far longer than their designers had originally intended. The Indian heavy electrical equipment industry serves as a case study for import substitution in the public sector.]

Published: Nov 2, 2021

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