"Shortlisted for the Joseph W. Elder Prize in Social Sciences, American Institute of Indian Studies" "Shortlisted for the W.K. Hancock Prize, Australian Historical Association" "Longlisted for the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize, New India Foundation" "Recommended and long overdue."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "One of the most comprehensive accounts of opposition politics as carried by key individuals and organisations, their initiatives, and its impact. . . . Within economics, economic history and history of economic thought are two separate disciplines. [ Toward a Free Economy] traverses both and goes beyond in its effort to tell the story of Indias opposition in its early days. The book lays down a fertile ground for future researchers to further explore."---Kumar Anand, The Hindu "Exhaustively researched."---Archis Mohan, Business Standard "An instant classic."---Sanjeet Kashyap, Australian Outlook "[ A] meticulously researched documentation of a very special, albeit short, period of Indias political history. . . . [ Toward a Free Economy] is a book of economic and social history which shows future possibilities, but the highly researched and eminently readable document will surely be the source of many more literary enterprises."---Sujit Bhar, The Asian Age "Given the continued relevance of free-market policies in India, the importance of uncovering the underlying ideological constituency that promotes such policies becomes apparent. . . . [ Balasubramanians] singular achievement lies in highlighting their regionally-grounded economic interests and the transnational linkages with the global civil society network of free traders and anti-communists." * India Business Journal * "An intellectual tour-de-force. . . . [ Toward a Free Economy] deftly navigates the nuances and complexities in the history of the Swatantra party and revises our understanding of the neoliberal project."---Raheel Bashir, Global Intellectual History "An astonishingly original piece of work. Balasubramanians book is not only a major contribution to our understanding of Nehruvian and post-Nehruvian political and economic trends in India, but also the role of conservativism in shaping post-colonial politics. It will be of great interest to historians of South Asia, the Global South, and the Cold War more generally."---Yasser Ali Nasser, Pacific Affairs "Superbly researched. . . . Balasubramanians thoughtful book is a great starting point to explore unsettling questions of democracy in India and indeed of the world."---Arvind Elangovan, American Historical Review
