Gandhian Political Economy: Principles, Practice and Policy

This book identifies and analyses the political economy elements in Gandhi’s thought, evaluating the spiritual and ontological basis of Gandhian political economy, and examing the contemporary relevance of Gandhian Political economy both in terms of alternative types of heterodox political economy and in terms of policy. The book presents a groundbreaking step in the creation of a new ‘Gandhian’ Political economy.

Professor Ghosh’s present work is the first book to develop the Gandhian political economy. He brilliantly examines Gandhian methodology and further themes on inequality, justice, conflict resolution, the role of government, industrialization, and the reasons for development and underdevelopment. This is a must read for those who wish to know how Gandhi’s thought can be applied to contemporary political economy perspective on the world.