Abstract
Among the many issues that have been discussed under the scholarship of entrepreneurial state, the place of and strategies to mobilize, a shadow state apparatus have so far received little attention. It is particularly relevant from state practices in the Global South. This article gives an account of shadow practices that an entrepreneurial state undertakes in its attempt to deliver a smart city project. It documents a host of practices that essentially blur the boundaries of the formal and shadow state to smoothen business deals and take the neoliberal agendas of the entrepreneurial state forward. The article demonstrates that these shadow practices by formal state actors take place due to the demands of the entrepreneurial zeal of the state, a key facet of neoliberalism. The article contributes toward the scholarship by bringing into focus the salience of caste and kin networks in the quotidian operations of the shadow state.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2266267 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Urban Geography |
Early online date | 16 Oct 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Oct 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding:This research was supported by the Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford.
Keywords
- Entrepreneurial state
- shadow state
- neoliberalism
- smart cities