Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
From the Groves of Academe to the Slopes of Raisina Hill
Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-012089-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press
'Philosophy has to be deductive, poetry romantic, plays and fiction humorous, and politics intriguing if they are to catch my attention,' writes Kaushik Basu. All these interests are on display in An Economist's Miscellany, which brings together an eclectic collection of writings on the world of academe, politics, policy, travel, and more.
This book offers unique glimpses of the author's engagement with the world: his opinions on contemporary policies and economic issues; his exploration of different parts of the world; and his reflections on people, ideas, and books that have influenced him. An Economist's Miscellany also puts on display his literary forays-translations of two hilarious Bengali short stories and a four-act play on academe, love, and cultural misunderstandings. This second and much-expanded edition of the book features a new set of essays that reflects the author's dual perspective of the world: one from the groves of academe and one from the policymaker's perch, in New Delhi and in Washington, DC. In the world of policymaking he was not just an observer but an active participant, and many of the new essays dwell on ideas gathered from this hands-on engagement.
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- Contents
- Prologue
- Introduction to the Second Edition
- PART ONE: MAKING INTRODUCTIONS
- 1. Entering North Block
- The Last Column, The First Week
- Life in the Heart of Indian Government
- 2. Ambiguity, Equivocation, and Economics
- PART TWO: ACADEMIC TRANSGRESSIONS
- 3. Policy: Foreign and Domestic
- China's Power and Corbett's Gun
- The ABC of 123
- India Globalizing
- A Higher Opportunity
- The Ethics of Reducing Inequality
- 4. On the Road
- A Traveller's Guide
- India's Wild East
- Among the Zapotecs
- Economics and Zen in Munich
- Namaste: Welcome to Israel
- Praying in the Foothills of Mount Fuji
- The Maharaja Disappoints 55
- Taking Off: Airports and Economics
- Fragments from an Africa Diary: Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Diepsloot
- Samoa Diary
- Bhutan: Development Economics in the Himalayas
- Postcard from Malaysia: Through the Fog, Gently
- A Hinduism more Tolerant
- In Good Faith: A Journey, An Education
- An Evening in Florence
- The Turin Miracle
- Does god exist? There Are Several Possible Hypotheses?
- 5. Persons and Ideas
- Amartya Sen: Re-inventing Himself
- Prasanta Pattanaik: A Fine Theorist
- Engels and the Quest for a Better World
- Paul Samuelson and the Foundations of Economics
- In Praise of Doubt
- Kenneth Arrow: Possibly the Most Important Economist of the Twentieth Century
- John Nash: The Shakespeare of Economics
- The Anti-Argumentative Indian: Amartya Sen
- The Angry Intellectual: Ashok Mitra
- The Problem of Choice
- Stiglitz's Sticky Prices
- Manmohan Singh: A Quiet Courage
- 6. Culture and Economics
- Art and Commerce
- Markets and Aesthetics
- Norms and Prosperity
- Trust and Development
- Where India Is Ahead of China
- 7. Conundrums of Finance and Economics
- Burning Cash: A Finance Conundrum
- Why Some Financial Products Should be on Prescription
- Financial Scams and Ponzis
- Acquiring Land for Industry
- Bureaucratic Reform in India
- Labour Market Reform in India
- Whither Social Progress?
- Same-Sex Preference and Rights
- Evidence-Based Policy Mistakes
- The Ease of Doing Business Comes with Trade-Offs
- 8. Medley 106
- Are We Becoming Over-Cautious?
- My Worst Lectures
- India at 60
- Mother at 90
- PART THREE: CONTEMPORARY POLICY EXCURSIONS
- 9. India and the World
- In India, Black Money makes for Bad Policy
- India and the Visible Hand of the Market
- Resisting the Moral Retreat
- Anger Isn't Enough
- Trump's Gift to China
- Facing the Slowdown
- In the Name of Education
- 10. Inequality and Labour Pains
- The Insecurity of Inequality
- Experts and Inequality
- Inequality in the Twenty First Century
- The World Economy's Labour Pains
- Profit Sharing Now
- The Rich Can Fight Inequality, Too
- 11. The Global Challenge
- America's Dangerous Neo-Protectionism
- Reviving India's Economy
- A Currency Crash Course for Politicians
- Why is Democracy Faltering?
- A Thimbleful of Optimism
- The Case for a Global Constitution
- The Language of Conflict
- PART FOUR: LITERARY TRANSLATIONS
- By Debt If Need Be
- The Birth of a New God
- PART FIVE: DRAMATURGIC INCURSIONS
- Crossings at Benaras Junction
- PART SIX: END OF ALLITERATIONS
- Duidoku and Ultimate Duidoku
