Absolutely. That's why the current coalition is called UPA (United Progressive Alliance), which includes the CPM. I don't mean to say that the left (if you mean CPM) is corrupt in the usual sense. Quite the opposite most left leaders from the CPM, while powerful and influential, have not enriched themselves. The corruption has been uninterrupted by members of the state (politicians and the bureaucracy, the police force, etc.), which supposedly had the mandate to bring about a socially-conscious development. What has happened under the CPM is that they fostered a labor aristocracy, which has neither organized the unorganized workers nor have they allowed employment generating investments. Even in Kerala, where the CPM, has done well socially, their employment situation is pretty grim. Fortunately, Malaylis (Keralites) have been able to emigrate to other parts of India and abroad and thus sustain their families through remittance income.
cheers, anthony On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:49 AM, raghu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Anthony D'Costa < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Such easy left and right dichotomy is hazardous when applying to India. >> If leftish government was there in India it performed poorly. It was >> leftish at the top ideologically, crooked everywhere, and a failure in what >> it attempted to do. It's rightward shift economically has been tested by >> the previous electorate by getting rid of a right wing government. The May >> 2009 elections will be a test if the current populist government have done >> enough. All this psycho mumbo jumbo about the Hindu fanaticism, at one >> level is real and unfortunate, but not that important any more. >> Incidentally I heard Nussbaum last year, she was interesting but her >> understanding of Indian politics was limited at best. >> > > Shouldn't the Indian Left get credit for their achievements in Kerala? > > Also no matter how awful and corrupt the Indian Left may be at the national > level, isn't the alternative of the RSS lunatics far, far worse? > > -raghu. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > pen-l@lists.csuchico.edu > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anthony P. D'Costa Professor of Indian Studies Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School Porcelaenshaven 24, 3 DK-2000 Frederiksberg Denmark Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph: +45 3815 2572 Fax: +45 3815 2500 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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