Table of Contents

List of Maps and Figures
Series Preface
Acknowledgements
Glossary and Abbreviations
Note on Language
1. The Economy of Anticipation
2. The Vision of Growth
3. The Land of Speculation
4. The Factory of the Future
5. The Labour of Aspiration
6. The Struggles for Tomorrow
7. Anticipation, Capitalism, Anthropology
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Jamie Cross is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology and Development at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Dream Zones: Anticipating Capitalism and Development in India (Pluto, 2014).

Reviews

'This is an important and fascinating book. Engagingly written and ethnographically rich, Dream Zones reveals the multiple meanings, contestations and realities of Special Economic Zones in India' -- Katy Gardner, Professor of Anthropology at London School of Economics