Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology: Autarky and Foreign Aid

Logan, William A.T.

This book provides a technological history of modern India, in particular the Nehruvian development in the context of the Cold War. Through a series of case studies about military modernization, transportation infrastructure, and electric power, it examines how the ideals of autarky and technological indigenization conflicted with the economic and political realities of the Cold War world. Where other studies tend to focus on the political leaders and economists who oversaw development, this book demonstrates how the perspective of the engineers, government bureaucrats, and aid workers informed and ultimately implemented development.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-11-03

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030787691

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78767-7

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 282