The Retreat of Democracy and Other Itinerant Essays on Globalization, Economics, and India

By (author) Kaushik Basu

Publication date:

01 January 2010

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

216x140mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781843318651

‘The Retreat of Democracy’ presents an expanded and reworked selection of Basu's best journalistic and academic writings on political and economic themes since the late 1990s. As well as essays on globalization and democracy, the book provides analyses of ideas in economics, as well as anthroplogical observations on social norms, the role of culture, and travel in India and abroad. It also includes an intellectual biography of Amartya Sen, with a discussion of his scientific contributions.

Introduction; Part 1: Democracy and Globalisation; Part 2: India and the World; Part 3: Social Norms and Political Economy; Part 4: Persons; Part 5: On the Road, Around the World; Index

'Kaushik Basu is that triply rare being - an Indian intellectual who is open-minded, an economic theorist who is interested in human beings, and an American academic who has a sense of style.' —Ramachandra Guha, author of 'India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy'