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Anand Swamy and Tirthankar Roy on Law and the Economy
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82 minutes
Released:
Apr 14, 2022
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Take our listener survey here. In this episode, Shruti speaks with Anand Swamy and Tirthankar Roy about their new book, “Law and the Economy in a Young Democracy: India 1947 and Beyond.” They discuss India’s colonial legacy, forest laws, problems with eminent domain, the messiness of Indian legislation and much more. Swamy is the Willmott Family Third Century Professor of Economics at Williams College. His research interests are the economics of institutions and land, labor and credit markets in developing countries and South Asia. Roy is a professor at the London School of Economics, teaching South Asian and global history. His research focuses on Indian capitalism, specifically whether the country’s history reveals patterns that can help understand how Indian capitalism works today. Follow Anand on Twitter Follow Shruti on Twitter For a full transcript of this conversation with helpful links visit DiscourseMagazine.com.
Released:
Apr 14, 2022
Format:
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