Archive for December, 2008
Best international news programmes: A list
Published by December 30th, 2008 in Current Affairs, Podcasts & webcasts and Useful Links (by topics). 2 CommentsAn effort to build a list of good international news programmes to get news from diverse perspectives
Over the last few years, I have developed an interest in international affairs. Unfortunately, International English news sources were dominated by channels in USA and Britain. BBC and CNN that were available widely had some high quality programmes but [...]
What is expropriation in Acemoglu’s work?
Published by December 11th, 2008 in Institutional economics. 0 CommentsAcemoglu and team have authored a set of influential papers arguing that colonial experience has had a lasting influence on the growth rates of countries well after colonisation through the lasting impact they have had on institutions. Apart from very neat econometric estimations testing of their hypothesis and evaluating them against a variety of [...]
Review of Easterly’s Elusive quest for growth
Published by December 11th, 2008 in Books, articles & talks and Institutional economics. 0 CommentsBook: The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics
Author: William Easterly
Magnanimity of IMF and World Bank leads to policies unfavourable to poor people – The Fund and the Bank did not go far enough, argues Easterly
The Elusive Quest for Growth by William Easterly reviews various theories of growth and the consequent [...]
Edward Said’s talk on ‘Clash of Civilizations’ by Samuel Huntington
Published by December 11th, 2008 in Books, articles & talks. 0 CommentsUnderstanding popular theories and their challenges is crucial to understanding institutions. Notions such as Clash of civilisations by Huntington have a powerful influence on how foreign policies are shaped in the United States. In a memorable talk, Edward Said takes on Huntington’s thesis with a powerful critique.
Edward Said incisively analyzes Huntington’s notion that [...]
Best book on India’s development by Amartya Sen and Dreze
Published by December 11th, 2008 in Books, articles & talks and India. 0 CommentsBook: India: Development and participation
Authors: Amartya Sen & Jean Dreze
My favourite book on India’s development issues. Provides a comprehensive overview of many important development issues
In my opinion this book is gold standard and is a must read for anyone intersted in development issues. Amartya Sen is distinguished for his ability to incorporate a [...]
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