Articles on Early institutional theorists
Babasaheb Ambedkar’s works online: Books, articles, talks
Published by December 11th, 2008 in Books, articles & talks, Early institutional theorists, India and Useful Links (by topics). 3 CommentsA growing collection of Ambedkar’s works are available online at Ambedkar.org Ambedkar is easily one of the finest Indian thinkers ever. Academically, he has a degree in law, a Masters in economics (from London School of Economics), and a doctorate in social sciences (from Columbia University). At Columbia he majored in sociology and economics for [...]
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 [...]
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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