An Emerging Knowledge Economy and a Stagnating Agrarian Economy: Contradictions in Andhra Pradesh under Globalization
Published By: LeftWord/ eSS | Published Date: March, 29 , 2006This paper presents some features of the contradictions in Andhra Pradesh’s economy today: the fast growth of IT and other technology-intensive industries in Hyderabad, and the alarming levels of distress among small farmers and landless labourers in rural areas of the State. In particular, the paper, through a field study of selected villages in Kuppam, tried to examine the extent to which information and communication technologies (ICTs) can aid development in rural Andhra Pradesh.
Author(s): Jayan Jose Thomas | Posted on: Mar 30, 2006 | Views(2752) | Download (1105)