{"product_id":"monsoon-economies-indias-history-in-a-changing-climate-9780262543583","title":"Monsoon Economies: India's History in a Changing Climate","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tirthankar Roy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow interventions to mitigate climate-caused poverty and inequality in India came at a cost to environmental sustainability.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the monsoon regions of South Asia, the rainy season sustains life but brings with it the threat of floods, followed by a long stretch of the year when little gainful work is possible and the threat of famine looms. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a series of interventions by Indian governments and other actors mitigated these conditions, enabling agricultural growth, encouraging urbanization, and bringing about a permanent decrease in death rates. But these actions--largely efforts to ensure wider access to water--came at a cost to environmental sustainability. In \u003ci\u003eMonsoon Economies\u003c\/i\u003e, Tirthankar Roy explores the interaction between the environment and the economy in the emergence of modern India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoy argues that the tropical monsoon climate makes economic and population growth contingent on water security. But in a water-scarce world, the means used to increase water security not only created environmental stresses but also made political conflict more likely. Roy investigates famine relief, the framing of a seasonal \"water famine,\" and the concept of public trust in water; the political movements that challenged socially sanctioned forms of deprivation; water as a public good; water quality in cities; the shift from impounding river water in dams and reservoirs to exploring groundwater; the seasonality of a monsoon economy; and economic lessons from India for a world facing environmental degradation.","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47572679950487,"sku":"9780262543583","price":3135.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780262543583.webp?v=1774890783","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/monsoon-economies-indias-history-in-a-changing-climate-9780262543583","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}