Arun Kumar

Gebundenes Buch

Philanthropy and the Development of Modern India

In the Name of Nation

Beschreibung

This volumes draws on the history of the philanthropy of India's economic elites to examine how their ideas and understanding of development have shifted and changed over time. Kumar shows how development in India provided the moral justification for the protection of commercial interests during a turbulent period of Indian history.

Autor

Arun Kumar is a Lecturer at the University of York, UK. He researches the role of businesses and philanthropy in India's development. His archival research has been funded by the Economic History Society, UK and the Rockefeller Archives Center, USA. In an earlier life, he was trained as an architect and a development manager, and worked for nearly eight years consulting with advocacy groups, NGOs, think tanks, donors, and independent research organizations in India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780198868637
• ISBN-10: 0198868634
• Artikelnr.: 61938904