DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA —MIDSEMESTER MODULE

Prof. Jan Barton Sping 2011

Office hours: GBS 460, TTh 10:00am–5:00pm E-mail: [email protected] Meetings: GBS TBD, T 4:00–5:30pm Phone: (404) 727.6398

MODULE DESCRIPTION The goal of the 2011 “Doing Business in India” midsemester module is to provide students with a rigorous first-hand exposure to the cultural, economic and political dimensions of doing business in India. Participants first will learn about these dimensions by participating in a series of pre-trip meetings. Then, in India, participants will visit cultural sites and meet with business, government and NGO representatives. Upon return, participants will share their experiences by contributing to a “trip journal.”

MODULE OUTLINE

MEETING DISCUSSION TOPIC

1 Introduction to module 2 Culture, society and religion 3 History, political economy and current business trends 4 India vs. China 5 Healthcare, public health and human rights 6 Literature, music, film and other arts *** TRIP: February 26, 2011—March 12, 2011 7 Debriefing

ASSIGNMENTS—Come prepared to discuss these books and films

CLASS/DATE TOPIC/ASSIGNMENTS

1—Wed. 12/1 Introduction to module READINGS: National Geographic Traveler—India, by Louise Nicholson, 2008 (read introductory chapters and entries on Mumbai, , Jaipur, Agra and )

2—Tue. 1/11 Culture, society and religion READINGS: CultureShock! India: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette, by Gitanjali Kolanad, 2008 Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India, by William Dalrymple, 2009

3—Tue. 1/18 History, political economy and current business trends READINGS: Doing Business in 21st-Century India: How to Profit Today in Tomorrow's Most Exciting Market, by Gunjan Bagla, 2008 Gandhi, film directed by Richard Attenborough, 1982

4—Tue. 2/8 India vs. China READINGS: Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures—and Yours, by Tarun Khanna, 2007

5—Tue. 2/1 Healthcare, public health and human rights READINGS: State of the Heart: A Medical Tourist's True Story of Lifesaving Surgery in India, by Maggi Ann Grace, 2007 AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India, edited by Negar Akhavi, 2008

6—Tue. 1/25 Literature, music, film and other arts READINGS: Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts, 2003 Story-Wallah: Short Fiction from South Asian Writers, edited by Shyam Selvadurai, 2005 Monsoon Wedding, film directed by Mira Nair, 2001 Slumdog Millionaire, film directed by Danny Boyle, 2008

7—2/26-3/12 TRIP

8—Fri. 4/1 Debriefing

2 OTHER SUGGESTED READINGS/FILMS

Culture, society and religion Enjoying India: The Essential Handbook, by J.D. Viharini, 2010 Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure, by Sarah Macdonald, 2002 India, by Stanley Wolpert, 2009 India–Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture, by Becky Stephen, 2010 The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice, by Georg Feuerstein, 2001

History, political economy and current business trends A Traveler’s History of India, 4th ed., by Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda, 2007 Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors, by Lizzie Collingham, 2006 Getting China and India Right: Strategies for Leveraging the World's Fastest Growing Economies for Global Advantage, by Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang, 2009 Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation, by Nandan Nilekani, 2008 India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy, by Ramachandra Guha, 2007 India Arriving: How this Economics Powerhouse is Redefining Global Business, by Rafiq Dossani, 2008 India: The Emerging Giant, by Arvind Panagariya, 2008 India’s Global Powerhouses: How They are Taking on the World, by Nirmalya Kumar, 2009 Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, by Alex Von Tunzelmann, 2007 Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power, by Robert D. Kaplan, 2010 S