{"product_id":"two-score-and-ten-copy-2","title":"Economically Speaking","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"display\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yourdiv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"display_right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"rt_products\" class=\"pad10 overflow\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays presents the unfolding of economic policy in India and the world over the momentous years from 2010 to 2015, under the overarching shadow of the great global crash of 2008, the aftershocks of which continue to rattle us to the present day. It was a period of brewing discontent which erupted into major street demonstrations in India against corruption in 2011, and the Occupy Wall Street movement in the developed world against corporate greed. Each essay investigates the structural underpinnings of a headline issue, trying to bring out connectivities across the seemingly unrelated. New entrants into the labour force, on their journey towards skills and jobs, will find that the book opens their eyes to how live issues of the day can be better understood when subordinated to economic examination and logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“As one of India’s top economic practitioners, Indira Rajaraman’s insights and analysis contained in this excellent compilation of essays are essential reading. One such insight of hers—on the evolution of the state in western democracies and its implication for the state’s role of redistribution in India—has had a profound and lasting impact on my thinking about India.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Arvind Subramanian\u003cbr\u003e   Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Combining deep scholarship, rich insights gained from vast experience at the policy level and courage of conviction, Indira’s reflections in this book are a delightful intellectual treat that are bound to enhance our appreciation of contemporary public policy issues.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Duvvuri Subba Rao\u003cbr\u003e   former Governor, Reserve Bank of India \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Indira’s incisive perspectives of the last five somewhat tumultuous years should be mandatory reading for every follower of the Indian economy—the believer or not, student or professor, young or experienced. It is a must-read for anyone who would like to understand the nuts and bolts of economics in practice. As an avid follower of her work, the essays have played an important role in shaping the narrative of economic policy. Indira has challenged the times, has always put it as she has seen it, occasionally controversial, but most importantly an honest economist.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rohini Malkani,\u003cbr\u003e   Chief Economist, Citi Group\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“These thoughtful, wide-ranging and perceptive essays by a well-known economist on key economic developments in India between 2010 and 2015 will both interest and educate the reader.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Shankar Acharya\u003cbr\u003e   former Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndira Rajaraman\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in 1947, holds a BA (Honours) degree from Delhi University (1966); MA from Cornell University, USA (1968); and PhD from Cornell University, USA (awarded in January 1974). Prof Rajaraman was a Member of the Thirteenth Finance Commission, whose recommendations covered the fiscal years 2010-2015. From 1976 to 1994, she was on the Economics faculty of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and from 1994 until her retirement in 2007 she held the Reserve Bank of India Chair at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"glossymenu\"\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/academicfoundation.org\/#\" class=\"menuitem submenuheader\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I : The World and India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Regulating Capital Flows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.Lessons for the G-20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.Reform of the International Monetary System:\u003cbr\u003e   The Palais Royal Initiative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.The Queen’s Finest Hour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.The Financial Stability and Development Council\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.Tax Competition: Institutional Competition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.November Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.The Economic Fallout of Fukushima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9.Minimum Wages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.The Economic Vision of Margaret Thatcher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11.The Volatile Price of Oil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II : Institutions and Governance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12.Tackling Corruption\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13.The Lok Pal and Deterrence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14.Scams and the Media\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15.Coal and the CAG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16.A Checklist of Waste\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17.Voting for Governance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18.Governance and Information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19.Improving Financial Governance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20.Whose Triumph?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e21.The Power Grid Knockout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22.Look Past 100 Days\u003cbr\u003e23.Replacing the Planning Commission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III : Centre and States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24.The Report of the Thirteenth Finance Commission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25.Response to Rakshit on the Report of the \u003cbr\u003e     Thirteenth Finance Commission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e26.Barriers to Equalisation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e27.From Outlays to Outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e28.The Supply of Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e29.Tribes, Forests and Mines\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e30.Special Category States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e31.Funding States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e32.The Report of the Fourteenth Finance Commission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV : Budgets and Taxation    \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33.The Fiscal Middle Distance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e34.Tax Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25.Tedious TDS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e36.Fiscally Induced Investment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e37.Financing Urban Infrastructure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e38.Partial Fiscal Exit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e39.Fiscal Policy 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e40.Make GST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e41.On Budgetary Allocations and Finance Bills\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V : Inflation and Monetary Policy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e42.Inflation Targeting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e43.Transparency as Cure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e44.Wanted: New Financial Instruments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e45.Gold and the CAD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e46.Monetary Levers: Big and Small\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e47.Monetary Signals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e48.Prices and Wages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e49.Political Governments\u003cbr\u003e50.Stallflation\u003cbr\u003e51.Dismantling Food Inflation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart VI : Reforms, Inequality and Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e52.Remembering Gandhiji\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e53.Caste and the Census\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e54.The Entitlement State\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e55.Jobs, Jobs, Jobs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e56.Skills and Growth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e57.Schools and Peace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e58.Search and Match\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e59.Coherent Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e60.Food Security Channels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e61.Confronting Kharif 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e62.The Sen-Bhagwati Debate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e63.Social Sector Expenditure in India 1991-2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e64.Inequality Within States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e65.Financial Inclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e66.The First Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 78.3752px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 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