This eclectic collection of popular writings - short essays, two translated Bengali short stories, and a play - presents reflections on the world of academe, politics, and policy by a distinguished economist-cum-policymaker. This miscellany of popular writings deals with the world of academe, politics, and policy, especially the world of economics.The volume begins with the two 'closing' columns that the author wrote beforejoining the Indian government's Ministry of Finance as an adviser. They describe his excitement and trepidation on moving from academics to the world of policy and politics. The other essays cover a wide range of topics-from recession and the global financial crises to foreign policy, art and commerce, and philosophical reflections on finance and economics. In addition, there is a pieceof travel writing; an essay onpersons, ideas, and books that have influenced the author; and a diary entry on his mother turning 90.Two short stories by Shibram Chakravarty-considered classics in mid-twentiethcentury Bengali literature-translated by the author for the first time feature in this volume. The stories are hilarious and yet have scathing social content, and one of them is explicitly to do with economics. The collection also includes 'Crossings at Benaras Junction'-a light-hearted, facetious play with anacademic setting and a lot of contemporary philosophy built into the conversation. Finally, the book providesa description of two popular games that were created by the author as a diversion from everyday work-Duidoku and Ultimate Duidoku. INDICE: Prologue Part I: Introductions Entering North Block; Ambiguity, Equivocation and Economics; Part II: Academic Transgressions Policy: Foreign andDomestic; On the Road; Persons and Ideas; Culture and Economics; Conundrums of Finance and Economics; Medley; Are We Becoming Over-Cautious? ; Part III: Literary Translations Rnam Krttva-By Debt if Need Be; Debotar Janmya-The Birth of a New God; Part IV: Dramatic Incursions Crossings at Benares Junction-A Playin Three or Four Acts; Part V: End of Alliterations Duidoko and Ultimate Duidoko
- ISBN: 978-0-19-807250-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 12/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés