Jugād : youth and enterprise in India

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

JEFFREY, C.

School of Geography and the Environment, Univ., Oxford, Royaume-Uni

YOUNG, S.

Dept. of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Etats-Unis

Description :
This article examines the social and political significance of the Indian term jugād, which, crudely, means “make do and mend” or “find a way around”—for example, fixing a car fan belt with a pair of tights, in western Uttar Pradesh. Firstly, it shows that how the idea of jugād has gained traction among low castes (Dalits), who have also entered the world of local-level brokerage. Secondly, it demonstrates that the Indian state has also picked up on jugād as a model for a distinctly Indian neoliberal development strategy. It concludes by providing a model for how scholars might investigate youth action, also highlighting the dangers of assuming that people on the ground straightforwardly parrot or reject neoliberal ideas.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, issn : 0004-5608, 2014, vol. 104, n°. 1, p. 182-195, nombre de pages : 14

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Washington, DC, Association of American Geographers

Langue :
Anglais