Archive for November, 2008
Confucius & Manu: Understanding institutions from texts
Published by November 29th, 2008 in Early institutional theorists. 0 CommentsHow far can we understand a society on the basis of ancient texts One often hears Western commentators on China asserting that China is organised on Confucian principles. I do not know much about China and so cannot comment on how fitting this description is. But I have questions on making inferences about a society [...]
Basics to understand institutions & institutional change
Published by November 27th, 2008 in Institutional economics. 0 CommentsBasic components of an institutional understanding (Evolving note) Someone who has an interest in understanding the role of institutions in development, or institutional change will find it difficult to go about the task by ‘decoding’ the rules of the game and analysing them. The sheer mass of rules in any society will be overwhelming and [...]
Food Politics: Building institutions that regulate choice
Published by November 23rd, 2008 in Books, articles & talks. 0 CommentsBook: Food politics: How the food industry influences nutrition and health Author: Marion Nestle The book was motivated by the contradictions between nutrition policy and practice. The author argues that the basic nutrition advice has remained more or less constant for the last fifty years. She examines the role of food industry in the US in [...]
Development as freedom: Amartya’s importance for ID
Published by November 23rd, 2008 in Books, articles & talks and Institutional economics. 0 CommentsBook: Development as Freedom Author: Amartya Sen This is a world of unprecedented opulence, which coexists with remarkable deprivations. Overcoming these deprivations is central to development. Sen argues that individual agency is key to addressing these deprivations, but it should be recognised that agency is constrained by social, political and economic opportunities. Sen argues for [...]
Macaulay’s “Minute on Indian Education”
Published by November 23rd, 2008 in Early institutional theorists and India. 0 CommentsThis (in)famous minute on Indian education is a sample of early discourse on institutions and development Macaulay argued in 1835 that providing education based on Sanskrit and Arabic in India is of no use for India’s development, and argued instead for education based on English literature. He envisaged creating, “a class of persons, Indian in [...]
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