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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132454603321

Titolo

Arguing about the world : the work and legacy of Meghnad Desai / / edited by Mary Kaldor and Polly Vizard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury, , 2011

ISBN

9781849665469

184966546X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 pages) : digital

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Economists - Great Britain

Politicians - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic level mode of issuance: monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Marx's tragedy --Chapter 2. Macro-prudential supervision --Chapter 3. A tale of three cities : model selection in over-exact and under-specified equations --Chapter 4. Indian reforms --Chapter 5. Transgressing heterosexual norms: some observations on recent events in India and Nepal --Chapter 6. Agrarian power and agricultural productivity in South Asia revisited --Chapter 7. Disability and human development --Chapter 8. The G20: a new experiment in global governance --Chapter 9. The hydra-headed crisis.

Sommario/riassunto

"Meghnad Desai is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the LSE. He is founder of LSE Global Governance. From 1990-1995 he was Director of LSE's Development Studies Institute and has been at the LSE for over 30 years. In 1991, Meghnad Desai was created Lord Desai of St Clement Danes. His latest book is Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism. By enabling leading scholars and other public figures to explore the subjects that inspired them and LordDesai, the publication will offer a fascinating exploration of progress on economics, human rights and development issues. The initiative identifies the continuing contribution made by Lord Desai, and the development of the themes highlighted by his work. Topics covered include: Econometric modelling, Macro economics and monetary theory, Development, Inequality, poverty and famines, Marx and



political economy, Globalisation and global governance, History of economic ideas, and Nationalism in South Asia. Contributors include: Robert Skidelsky, Charles Goodhart, David Hendry, John Harriss, Purna Sen and others."--Bloomsbury Publishing.