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अर्थशास्त्र पर सार-संग्रह यह पुस्तक विशेष रूप से विकास के क्षेत्र में कार्यरत पेशेवरों और नागरिक समाज के उन कार्यकर्ताओं के लिए तैयार की गई है, जिन्हें इस विषय का औपचारिक प्रशिक्षण प्राप्त नहीं है। यह व्यष्टि अर्थशास्त्र की समझ, समष्टि आर्थिक परिवेश का ज्ञान और विकास अर्थशास्त्र नामक विशेषीकृत क्षेत्र के बारे में अंतर्दृष्टि प्रदान करती है। अलग-अलग अध्यायों के माध्यम से यह पुस्तक निर्धनता, असमानता, सामाजिक तथा लैंगिक भेदभाव और पर्यावरणीय प्रभाव को शामिल करती है। दैनिक जीवन में अर्थशास्त्र, सार्वजनिक बहसों के उन सहभागियों को आवश्यक ज्ञान प्रदान करती है, जो अर्थशास्त्र की पृष्ठभूमि से नहीं हैं और विवेकशील अर्थशास्त्र सिद्धांत के माध्यम से अपने तर्कों तथा विश्लेषणों को दृढ़ता से रखना चाहते हैं। पुस्तक में विकास कार्यों और हस्तक्षेपों में अर्थशास्त्र का उपयोग करने हेतु विशेष युक्तियाँ भी दी गई हैं। लेखक ने अर्थशास्त्र में वर्णित विचारों और संबंधों को वास्तविक दुनिया की उन समस्याओं के साथ जोड़ने का प्रयास करते हैं, जिनका सामना हमें अपने जीवन में करना पड़ सकता है।

The paper analyses the debates surrounding `work’ as part, or as an outcome, of school education in India and argues that these have not reckoned adequately the socioeconomic reality of the corresponding times. The outcome of education depends on ideas and resources shaping its provisioning, and the use by the people. Colonial rulers provided a liberal schooling which did not aim at `schooling for all’ or imparting skills as part of schooling. Such an education was attractive to those children who were not working in agriculture or artisanal occupations for their livelihood or who belonged to a `rentier’ class. The lower opportunity cost of time for these children and the probability of getting a job in the colonial administration enabled this small section of society to opt for such a liberal schooling. It is in this context that Gandhi wanted to use work (or agricultural and artisanal skills) as a pedagogical tool for education. However, the majority of children who were bound to do such work then did not view formal schooling, which aimed at imparting these `skills’, attractive.

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the motivation behind corruption and ill-governance in countries, such as India. It presents a sound theoretical structure outlining the journey through various phases of elitism, counter-elitism, competitive populism, and, finally, good governance. The political willingness to bring in good governance, the book argues, depends on the electoral importance of the middle classes. Ironically, however, such a middle class emerges out of the policies of distributing private goods, including education, facilitated through counter-elite capture and competitive populism. This book emphasises that despite the emergence of the middle class in India as a whole, during the last two decades, their percentage and role in many states are currently limited. The continuation of high levels of ill-governance and corruption is explained here in terms of the role they play in shaping the central government, and also many state governments in India.

This book is a compendium on economics specially designed for development practitioners and civil-society activists who do not have formal training in the subject. It provides an understanding of microeconomics, knowledge of the macroeconomic environment and insights from the specialized area called development economics. Through separate chapters, it covers poverty, inequality, social and gender discrimination, and environmental impact. Economics in Action provides the necessary knowledge to participants of public debates who do not have a background in economics and would like to reinforce their arguments and analyses with sound economic theory. It also carries specific tips on using economics in development practice and interventions. The author, in general, tries to relate the ideas and relationships described in economics with the real-world problems that we may encounter as part of our lives.

Law and Economics is a method of analyzing laws, legal processes, and judicial decisions using the concerns and techniques of neoclassical economics. This two-volume book deals with the theory of Law and Economics and its applications in the context of India. It is written with an objective to convey the principles and use of this discipline, based on real-world examples, to lawyers and economists as well as others including policy-makers, analysts, civil-society observers, and so on, who do not have formal training in law and economics.

Law and Economics is a method of analyzing laws, legal processes, and judicial decisions using the concerns and techniques of neoclassical economics. This two-volume book deals with the theory of Law and Economics and its applications in the context of India. It is written with an objective to convey the principles and use of this discipline, based on real-world examples, to lawyers and economists as well as others including policy-makers, analysts, civil-society observers, and so on, who do not have formal training in law and economics.