Present Values : Essays on Economics and Aspects of Indian Society

Subramanian, S.

Routledge India（2023/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 92 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367505516
• DDC分類 330.0954

Full Description

This volume is about economists, economics, and issues of concern to Indian society. Some essays are expository, and some satirical. Together, they offer a commentary on the state of the discipline of economics today and on aspects of contemporary India's society and polity.

The volume affords insights into, among other things,

- the pervasive influence of economists such as Kenneth Arrow and Anthony Atkinson, and thinkers such as Tom Paine, Jonathan Swift, and Dadabhai Naoroji;

- the place of markets and game theory (and even crime fiction!) in present-day economics;

- the affectations and convoluted mathematisation of a good deal of 'mainstream' economics; and

- India's recent political climate, and the conduct of various arms of the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary in the country.

Engaging and lucidly written, this volume should be of interest to scholars of economics, political science, development studies, South Asian studies, and, above all, the general reader.

Contents

Introduction I. On Economics And Economic Themes, With Some Digressions 1. In Memoriam: K. J. Arrow And A. B. Atkinson 2. Tom Paine, Rights Of Man, And The Foundations Of The Welfare State 3. Three Themes in Economics: the Market, Game Theory, and Famine 4. An Economist's Descent Into Crime II On Some Tendencies In The Dismal Science 5. Economics: The View From Above 6. Hyman Kaplan And The G*L*O*B*A*L P*O*V*E*R*T*Y L*I*N*E 7. A Leacockian View Of Economics Today III On Institutions, Culture, And Society 8. Learning Economics And The Law Anew 9. The Adventures Of 'Chalak' Om, As Chronicled By Dr Vatsan