Globalisation and Tribal Economy

"There has been much talk and euphoria over the buzz words like globalisation, liberalisation and marketisation. Ironically, all of these centre round the economic dimension of the reforms. Hardly any effort has been made to deal with the impact of techno-capitalism on the tribal sustenance economy. The tribals, who have mainly been confined to hills and forests, have now sought their absorption into the regional and national mainstream. The present work is a new approach to the study of tribal culture through techno-capitalism resulting from globalisation. Through this study of weekly markets of south Rajasthan, the author links the tribal sustenance economy to global consumerism."