Transitional Puzzles: Reflections on Social, Economic and Political Issues

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Transitional Puzzles: Reflections on Social, Economic and Political Issues is a collection of essays on India. Remarkable for its jargon-free clarity, the book is intended for the common man who seeks to understand the India he lives in. The articles offer simple analysis of complex policies, dealing with varied and vast issues such as values in a shifting Indo-Western scenario, education and industry in times of political changes, sustainable growth, Industrialisation and social reconstruction, alternative economic order, higher education in India, Gandhism, human values and Indian democracy. This discourse also introduces original concepts such as life-world and Neo-Radicalism. This collection will be an invaluable source of knowledge for a wide readership; the average informed reader will find the content most enriching. Besides, it will also hold the interest of those involved in the studies of sociology, politics and economics.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amlan Datta

Prof. Amlan Datta, a well known economist and educationist started his career as a teacher of economics in 1947 and became Head of the Department of Economics in Calcutta University in 1968. He was Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University from 1972-1974 and Vice-Chancellor of North Bengal university from 1974-1977. He joined Gandhian Institute of Studies as Director in 1978 and thereafter was Vice-Chancellor of Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan from 1980-1984. He is a prolific writer on socio-economic, political and philosophical subjects both in English and Bengali. His very first book For Democracy, written in 1953, attracted the attention of scholars from all over world. His other well known books in English are: Perspectives of Economic Development; A Century of Economic Development of Russia and Japan; Socialism, Democracy and Industrialization; The Third Movement; The Gandhian Way; On the Edge of a Century; In Defence of Freedom: Exciting Times and Quiet Meditations.