ABOUT THE BOOK
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Seaports
represent a complex interplay of physical, spatial and socio-economic phenomena
and are invariably the knots/centres where the different kinds of interactions
and dependencies in the supra-national economy are worked out, be it in the
past under colonialism or under the modern phase of `globalisation`. The book
is an attempt to present the concepts and theoretical frameworks relevant to
the historical and spatial analysis of the seaports, port systems and
port-cities. This is necessary because most of the concepts have acquired
varying theoretical meanings in social science and port planning literature; a
detailed outline on the evolution of the Indian seaport system from the
colonial period, when the introverted economy of the country was reoriented and
focused on the seaports, to the present day, when India is being increasingly
drawn into the world economy requires an analysis, which has been done on the
Indian port-cities within the national systems of the ports and cities and thus
outlines the linkages between the port and city functions. This also underlines
the various factors that have historically influenced the performance,
management and future prospects of the Indian seaports.
There has been
no integrated and holistic study on the shipping industry in India. Prior
to this monograph, there was no book which could present a detailed account of
the industry, connecting it with a regional linkage analysis. In addition,
while all the previous studies have mostly concentrated on the economic
indicators of the industry, this study combines the various approaches of the
industry e.g. public policy, cluster development, backward and forward linkages
as well as the geographical, historical, political, economic linkages, etc. The
book has been written based on a sound methodological background and a rational
analysis of facts. Therefore, it would be useful for the academicians working
on industrial economics, researchers, libraries, journalists, corporate bodies,
shipping societies, port authorities, etc.
ABOUT Author
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Sadanand Gupta was born and
brought up in a village in the Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh. Dr Gupta
completed his MA, MPhil and PhD from the Centre for the Study of Regional
Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In addition to this
Certificate course in Human Rights (IGNOU), Certificate course in Intellectual
Property (WIPO, Geneva), and several professional and vocational trainings have
been done by him. He was associated with the Centre for Political Studies, JNU,
New Delhi and presently he is the Deputy Collector, Government of Uttar
Pradesh. Having a high degree of commitment to administration, teaching and
research Dr Gupta has an unparalleled ability of adopting a multidimensional
approach to social science research. His areas of research interest are
Regional Development and Planning; Social Science Research Methods; Planning
and Public Policy; Environment and Development; Social Inclusion and Exclusion;
Cluster Development; Infrastructure Developments, etc.
Dr Gupta has
written scholarly articles on a variety of issues in national and international
journals, newspapers, magazines as well as in edited volumes. He is well known
for his empirical research analysis and policy outlook. His books on Automobile
Industry in India: A Cluster Approach and Methodological Study of Regional
Planning in India have received an admirable response from the academia as well
as the industry.