Archive for May, 2007
Page 3 IMDB Year: 2005 Director: Madhur Bhandarkar Category: Drama Rating: 5 out of 5 A fantastic out of the box movie from India ‘Page 3’ by Madhur Bhandarkar is one of the nicest Indian movies I have seen in the last five years or so. The plot of page 3 is available in many [...]
Collected works on Anthropology and institutional economics
Published by May 20th, 2007 in Books, articles & talks and Economics & Economy. 0 CommentsAnthropology and institutional economics Rating: 3 out of 5 Editor: James M. Acheson Year: 1994 Category: Anthropology, economics, institutional economics Publisher: University Press of America ISBN: 0819195952 This volume is one of the rare collection of papers I found looking at Anthropology and institutional economics. Surprisingly, though the two have a large scope for collaboration, [...]
Fighting corruption using right to information: Arvind Kejriwal’s talk
Published by May 19th, 2007 in Governance, India, Podcasts & webcasts, Right to Information, Right to food and Social Movements. 1 CommentGood introductory video on using right to information to combat corruption by Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal has been at the heart of an inspiring campaign to combat corruption by using the right to information. He spearheaded a campaign in Delhi along with many other groups that popularised the use of right to information. Arvind got [...]
Right to information call centre in Bihar: Video clip
Published by May 19th, 2007 in Governance, India, Podcasts & webcasts, Right to Information and Right to food. 0 CommentsIt looks like Government of Bihar has launched a Right to information call centre. Personally, I think this is a great idea, though I dont know how it works at this point. If found a video about it in You Tube that has been widely televised. This is a eight minute clip about that appeals [...]
Food Politics by Marion Nestle: How industries influence eating
Published by May 14th, 2007 in Books, articles & talks, Podcasts & webcasts, Right to food and Social Policy. 0 CommentsFood politics: how the food industry influences nutrition and health Rating: 5 out of 5 Author: Marion Nestle Year: 2002 Category: Nutrition, Political Economy, Agriculture Publisher: University of California Press Fascinating book on the politics of food in USA The book was motivated by the contradictions between nutrition policy and practice. The author argues that [...]
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