{"product_id":"monsoon-economies-tirthankar-roy-9780262543583","title":"Monsoon Economies: India's History in a Changing Climate","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow interventions to mitigate climate-caused poverty and inequality in India came at a cost to environmental sustainability.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the monsoon regions of South Asia, the rainy season sustains life but brings with it the threat of floods, followed by a long stretch of the year when little gainful work is possible and the threat of famine looms. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a series of interventions by Indian governments and other actors mitigated these conditions, enabling agricultural growth, encouraging urbanization, and bringing about a permanent decrease in death rates. But these actions--largely efforts to ensure wider access to water--came at a cost to environmental sustainability. In \u003ci\u003eMonsoon Economies\u003c\/i\u003e, Tirthankar Roy explores the interaction between the environment and the economy in the emergence of modern India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoy argues that the tropical monsoon climate makes economic and population growth contingent on water security. But in a water-scarce world, the means used to increase water security not only created environmental stresses but also made political conflict more likely. Roy investigates famine relief, the framing of a seasonal \"water famine,\" and the concept of public trust in water; the political movements that challenged socially sanctioned forms of deprivation; water as a public good; water quality in cities; the shift from impounding river water in dams and reservoirs to exploring groundwater; the seasonality of a monsoon economy; and economic lessons from India for a world facing environmental degradation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tirthankar Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262543583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262543583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.20w x 0.63d","brand":"Tirthankar Roy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055685398783,"sku":"9780262543583","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46ad3d1a-8d0b-4f91-9dbe-f50c0538d6c3.jpg?v=1685037194","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monsoon-economies-tirthankar-roy-9780262543583","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}