"..Indeed, the 1990s was the decade of liberalisation in Kerala. 2000-2010 looks like the neo-liberal decade. The two features of governance necessary for the advent of neoliberal capital are shaping up beautifully: one, the strengthening of the bureaucracy, and two, the unquestioned control of the state over the resource of greatest value to expanding capital -- real estate. Kerala, of course, is a tropical paradise and in global terms the land here is perhaps among the most valuable in the world..."
Add the last feature - three, withering away of government (its SEZs which are arriving, where government control is almost absent sezindia.nic.in - nice to see neoliberal generals informing us about the proportion of agricultural land and corporate land. And the Chidambarams claiming that 2500 litres of water is needed to make 1 kg of rice - I would have asked him how much litres were needed to make 1 kg of Chidambaram) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
