Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India. by Ranajit Guha
Review by: Walter Hauser
The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Nov., 1985), pp. 174-177
Published by: Association for Asian Studies
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Commission. Once the latter became powerful within the Electronics Committee,
government politics allowed the growth of private computer industry, and ECIL lost
its monopoly.
Grieco concludes that the Indian government was able to change its initial total
dependenceon foreign firms for technology transferto relative autonomy and yet maintain linkages with the international computer industry, as has been suggested by the
"Bargaining School." He sees in this the success of "assertiveupper-tier" developing
countries to adapt their institutions-an aspect that the "Bargaining School" underestimates. He also points out the government'slimitation because of its desire to avoid
decisions that could create political conflicts. In the conclusion he compares India's
experience with other countries-Brazil and Chile.
The development of the computer...