{"product_id":"rise-of-goliath-9780670091805","title":"Rise of Goliath","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): A. K. Bhattacharya\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: India Portfolio\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: India Portfolio\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economic History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat can best illustrate India's journey in the last seven decades? Disruptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost every decade of India's history since Independence has been marked by major disruptions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia became independent through an act of disruption-Partition-that killed millions in communal violence and turned many more into refugees. The turn towards a model of state-led economic development delivered as big a shock to the economy as did the food crisis or the spike in crude oil price. If the Emergency in 1975 shook the foundations of India's democracy, the unprecedented balance-of-payments crisis of 1990 turned India towards a path of economic reforms. Just as the reservation of jobs for backward castes changed the idiom of India's politics, the movement for building a temple for Ram drove India closer to becoming a majoritarian state. No less disruptive have been the telecom revolution, the banking crisis, demonetization and the launch of the goods and services tax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did these disruptions impact India? How did they influence the rise of this Goliath?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of twelve disruptions that changed India. The book also provides a peek into the kind of disruptions India could face in the coming years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"India Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086102913175,"sku":"9780670091805","price":585.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780670091805.webp?v=1767638728","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rise-of-goliath-9780670091805","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}