This book discusses the pitfalls of dominant economic paradigm in India, in which one of the major policies that has accelerated neo-liberal economic agenda is Special Economic Zone (SEZ). It analyses the adverse impact of SEZ on the livelihood of small farmers and agricultural labourers who have no more access to land, water and forests which provide them life sustaining products.

Based on the empirical study in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, it describes in detail the contradictory approach of political parties, trade unions, chambers of commerce, and people’s movements who, on the one hand, raise voice for the affected farmers, and, on the other, support neo-liberal economic paradigm. It also examines the Biblical theological response to the challenges of livelihood.