The Political Economy of Markets and Development

A Case Study of Health Care Consumption in the State of Kerala, India

Bibliographic Data

ID2369705
AuthorsRohit Varman (0000-0002-7585-6589, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume34
Issue1
Pages81-98
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0896920507084624
OpenAlexW2134014743
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited22

Marketing theory has largely ignored the issue of power in influencing exchanges. Most of the studies either disregard the role of power, or resource power is the only dimension taken into account. In this study, we expand the existing understanding by centrally situating the role of socio-political power in the consumption process. We examine the health care system in the Indian state of Kerala and highlight that socio-political power is a crucial determinant of consumption levels. In the process, we argue that in a resource-constrained Third World society socio-political empowerment is critical to the development process

Development economics · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Empowerment · Health care · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Management and Organizational Studies · Social and Economic Development in India

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