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India as an Organization: Volume One

A Strategic Risk Analysis of Ideals, Heritage and Vision

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Takes a new approach to understanding India by looking at the nation as an organization

  • Looks at the political and philosophical foundations of the development of the economy of India

  • Covers a vast scope that challenges existing ideas about the country from the fields of economics, history and political science

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Espoused Values and Mission

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 1-50
  3. Hostile Takeover

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 51-84
  4. Resistance

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 85-92
  5. Turning Point

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 93-119
  6. Plans for Organizational Re-engineering

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 121-133
  7. Distraction, Confusions, and Hostility

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 135-190
  8. Near Death of the Organization of India

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 191-210
  9. Conclusion

    • Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik
    Pages 211-216
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 217-228

About this book

This book is an analysis of the political and philosophical foundations of the development of India's economy, including discussions of what's gone wrong in the past and what can be done to rectify it. The authors provide a detailed analysis of the history and burning issues derived from these historical analysis which are still unresolved today. As well as this, there are analyses of the political economy and both ancient and modern historical perspectives.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

    Dipak Basu

  • Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Reitaku University, Tokyo, Japan

    Victoria Miroshnik

About the authors

Dipak Basu is currently Emeritus Professor in Nagasaki University and professor in Finance in Tohoku University Graduate School in Tsuruoka, Japan. Previously he was Lecturer at the Institute of Agricultural Economics of Oxford University, Research Officer in the Department of Applied Economics of Cambridge University, Senior Economist in charge of the Middle East & Africa division of Standard & Poor, and Senior Economist in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. He was awarded Honorary Doctorate from Nagasaki University. He has received his PhD from the University of Birmingham.


Victoria Miroshnik  is currently Professor in Management in Reitaku University, Tokyo. Previously she was Associate Professor in the American University Dubai, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan, and Keimyung University in South Korea. She was awarded the Adam Smith Research Fellowship from the University of Glasgow. Her previous books are Corporate Culture in Multinationals and Organizational Culture and Commitment.  She has received her PhD from the University of Glasgow.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: India as an Organization: Volume One

  • Book Subtitle: A Strategic Risk Analysis of Ideals, Heritage and Vision

  • Authors: Dipak Basu, Victoria Miroshnik

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53372-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53371-1Published: 16 August 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85137-2Published: 13 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53372-8Published: 07 August 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 228

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Asian Economics, Development Economics, Economic Policy, Economic History, Asian Culture

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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