Modernization,neo-liberal globalization,or variegated development: the Indian food system transformation in comparative perspective |
| |
Authors: | Olle Frödin |
| |
Institution: | Department of Sociology , Lund University , Box 114, 22100 , Lund , Sweden |
| |
Abstract: | This paper discusses the question of when generalizations risk compromising the utility and accuracy of a theory and seeks to show how a balance can be struck between generalized and context-specific analyses in disciplines like international sociology, political economy, and comparative politics. For this purpose, the paper reviews three theoretical approaches to agri-food system change, placed at different levels on the ladder of generality. It then considers these approaches in relation to India's changing agri-food system. Finally, the paper discusses the general and the particularistic features of the Indian case and examines their implications for theories relating to global governance and international political economy. |
| |
Keywords: | modernization globalization development food India |
|
|