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A compilation of articles and commentaries on contemporary issues concerning Globalisation, Capitalism, Inequality and Poverty, Democracy, India-China comparative perspectives, and Corruption, and other topical issues of Indian Polity and Economy, is the culmination of reflections the author made over the last decade in different popular outlets. Globalisation, neither a plague nor a panacea, makes Bardhan's approach stand out among the contentious debates in ...
This English translation of an unconventional autobiography of Rabindranath Tagore, Jibansmriti, originally written in Bengali, provides rich insight into his early life. It deals with the critical tenderness of childhood, the irony of those concerning adolescence, his philosophical and mystical leanings, and his own attachment feelings and the searing pain of attachment rupture.
It also presents an opportunity to discover Tagore’s vision of universal ...
Branding the Migrant: Arguments of Rights, Welfare and Security deals with the Unique Identification (UID)/ Aadhaar project which has burst upon India with surprising ferocity. The government has started implementing Aadhaar enabled direct cash transfers for 29 schemes in 51 districts, spread over 16 states and also plans to cover the entire nation by the end of December 2013. Yet, it is far from clear if Aadhaar is an undisruptive benevolent initiative of the ...
China’s economic transformation, introducing private economy, stock exchange, induction of foreign direct investment (FDI), disinvestment or total closure of state-owned enterprises and, above all, the shift from ‘planned economy’ to ‘socialist market economy’, has been a topic of wide-ranging discussion and apprehension, especially in the context of the country’s adherence to the philosophy of Marxism–Leninism and Mao ...
How reliable and trustworthy are corporate books of accounts? Why are public companies, banks and financial institutions going bankrupt without prior and proper knowledge of shareholders and creditors? Aren't the auditors – internal and external – obliged to know or find out and report the true financial picture of the organisation for the benefit of stakeholders?The Price: When Bookkeeping Means Bookcooking critically examines the issues ...
In India, even after six decades of independence and planned economy employing 'pro-poor' assistance programmes, the hunger-regime has consolidated in many parts of India including the state of West Bengal.In this book, the researchers examine the population living under the shadow of hunger with particular emphasis on the evolution of Food Movements in West Bengal along with the development of Right to Food as a case inside the court room and the ways it ...