Constitutions have Consequences
People act, individually and collectively within institutional constraints. These institutions are created by and embody rules that have developed historically
Atanu Dey
Fast Food Enlightenment
Markets work. That’s the “First Law” of the Extended Order of Social Interactions. I just made up that EOoSI bit but the “markets work” bit is a genui
India’s Prosperity is Made in India
Many superlatives have been applied to India. Some are laudatory—the largest democracy; some are appalling—home to the largest number of illiterates; and
Speaking of Freedom of Speech
Many of my Indian American friends, generally a well-informed group, are often surprised to learn that their resident Indian cousins don’t have the kind of fr
A Misplaced Sense of Pride
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, polymath, inventor, scientist, writer, diplomat, etc., etc., Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) observed that “
India, Poverty and The Economist
To most unbiased observers, particularly those who have an interest in India’s progress, most report cards on the Indian economy make for distressing reading.
