Organizer: National Institute of Advanced Studies
Venue: Lecture Hall, NIAS, IISc Campus, Bangalore
Description:
Five years have passed since the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government passed the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act in 2005. Altogether there are around 1200 SEZs in different phases of development today. Analyzing the development and distribution of SEZs in different parts of India in the last five years gives us some ideas about the political geography of special economic zones in India.
This talk will draw on this analysis and the personal experience of the speaker in struggles against various SEZs in India including the proposed POSCO SEZ in Orissa which has received a very strong farmers’ resistance.
About the Speaker: Dr. Partho Sarothi Ray is currently assistant professor in molecular biology and evolution at IISER Kolkata. He is an active contributor to Sanhati, a web journal.
Contact details:
Dr. Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Indian Institute of Science Campus
Bangalore - 560 012
Tel: (080)-22185000
email: ritajyoti@gmail.com
Website: http://nias.res.in
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