Tag Abhijit Banerjee

Bengal factor in Indian politics

Understanding politics of Bengal. (Image credit: Economic Times)

If one wants to trace the reason behind the culture of politicisation of Bengal one needs to understand that the highest common factor in the Indian politics is that Bengalis were behind the establishment of almost all the major parties.…

Poor Economics, Rich Ideas

Cropped cover page of 'Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty'.Photo Credit: The Hindu.

–M. Farooque Azam Every cloud has a silver lining and this lockdown has brought some positivity despite great hardship it has caused all over the world. I’ve been using this time to read more books and one such book that…

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