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Ep. 138: Twelve Dream Reforms

Ep. 138: Twelve Dream Reforms

FromThe Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma


Ep. 138: Twelve Dream Reforms

FromThe Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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Length:
173 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Times are bad -- but pessimists can dream! Tired of only talking about problems, Shruti Rajagopalan, Rajeswari Sengupta and Vivek Kaul join Amit Varma in episode 138 of The Seen and the Unseen, to propose solutions! Three each. Many bad jokes and Bollywood songs are thrown in. Also check out: Population Is Not a Problem, but Our Greatest Strength -- Amit Varma. Alone in the City -- Amit Varma Where Are the Jobs? -- Ep 87 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Yazad Jal) Education in India -- Ep 77 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Amit Chandra) Urban Governance in India -- Ep 31 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan) The Bad and Complex Tax -- Ep 74 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan) GST Revisited -- Ep 28 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul) Early Indians -- Ep 112 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tony Joseph) Immigration -- Ep 4 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shikha Dalmia) Rent Control -- Ep 14 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Alex Tabarrok) FSI -- Ep 11 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Alex Tabarrok) Women at Work -- Ep 132 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Namita Bhandare) IL&FS and the Indian Financial System -- Ep 91 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul & Ashutosh Datar) The DNA of the NPA -- Ep 32 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul & Kumar Anand) Demystifying GDP -- Ep 130 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rajeswari Sengupta) India's Lost Decade -- Ep 116 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Puja Mehra) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios
Released:
Sep 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

All public policies -- indeed, all actions by humans -- have two kinds of effects: the effects that are intended, and visible; and unintended consequences, which are invisible. The Seen and the Unseen is a podcast that aims to examine both the seen and the unseen effects of our actions. Presented by Amit Varma (a journalist for a decade-and-a-half, and winner of the prestigious Bastiat Prize for journalism in 2007 and 2015 -- the only person to win it twice), the show takes on a specific public policy in every episode, and dissects its seen and unseen effects. For example: the ban on surge pricing by Uber in Delhi. What is seen is that Uber no longer costs so much; what is unseen is that you cannot get an Uber at all, because of the scarcity that is a direct result of the price control. The host explains the economic reasoning at work, and talks to an expert who breaks it down further. The host will have a panel of experts at his disposal, from a variety of disciplines, and will speak to a relevant expert in every episode. Subjects covered will range from broad ones like the state of education in India, to narrower ones like the banning of 'victimless crimes' like prostitution and gambling.