Those are great links, Udhay! How about stuff specific to labour
organizing, wages, working conditions, etc?
Cory
Udhay Shankar N wrote:
Cory Doctorow wrote: [ on 04:53 PM 1/28/2008 ]
Hey Silklisters! I'm working on a new novel that includes some action
set among young gold farmers working in a special economic zone in
India. At this stage, I haven't made up my mind as to where this
should be, which is why I'm soliciting your advice.
I want a location that is:
* Rapidly "westernizing"
* Controlled by local special economic zone regs that are hard on
labour unions and soft on environmental controls
* Diverse in terms of the backgrounds, languages, and faiths of the
resident/workers
* At least partially successful in attaining economic development goals
I have been leaning towards Chennai, which, I believe, is a close
approximation of this, but you folks are the experts.
I think it may make for better dramatic tension if you locate it in an
SEZ that is not part of a big metropolis, but not too far away from one.
e.g, in Chandigarh, or Noida (both near Delhi), or Coimbatore in Tamil
Nadu (not too far from Chennai). All the above suggestions would meet
your requirements above.
* Reading materials to get better briefed on the region
These (extremely ugly) websites should help get you started:
http://sezindia.nic.in/
http://www.sezindiainvest.com/
Udhay
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