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Pranab Bardhan

How the ‘corruption’ narrative prevents meaningful dialogue on reforming political funding in India

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. India today is no better than it was a decade ago when Anna Hazare protested and a Lokpal was demanded.

Pranab Bardhan
· Apr 30, 2024 · 09:00 am
From academic Pranab Bardhan’s memoir: Why the Naxalite movement of the 1970s was bound to fail

An excerpt from ‘Charaiveti: An Academic’s Global Journey,’ by Pranab Bardhan.

Pranab Bardhan
· Nov 30, 2023 · 08:30 am
Indian democracy was always fragile – but decades of effort to nourish it are being undermined

When essential democratic principles and norms are being dismantled, a regime cannot be called democratic – even if a majority of the electorate votes for it.

Pranab Bardhan
· Oct 03, 2023 · 09:00 am

The two largest democracies in the world are the sickest now

India and the United States are both facing fundamental crises.

Pranab Bardhan
· Aug 24, 2020 · 09:00 am
Coronavirus relief package: Why banking on fiscally conservative policies is imprudent

Fiscally austere policies will only serve to further escalate the revenue shortfall and debt problems.

Pranab Bardhan
· Jun 13, 2020 · 06:30 am
Is there hope for the left of centre hearts pounding anxiously at the rise of right-wing populism?

An economist offers a path forward for the left: Ally with liberals and rights activists around the idea of human rights, accountability and reforms.

Pranab Bardhan
· Sep 25, 2016 · 08:30 pm

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Pranab Bardhan

How the ‘corruption’ narrative prevents meaningful dialogue on reforming political funding in India

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. India today is no better than it was a decade ago when Anna Hazare protested and a Lokpal was demanded.

Pranab Bardhan · Apr 30, 2024 · 09:00 am

From academic Pranab Bardhan’s memoir: Why the Naxalite movement of the 1970s was bound to fail

An excerpt from ‘Charaiveti: An Academic’s Global Journey,’ by Pranab Bardhan.

Pranab Bardhan · Nov 30, 2023 · 08:30 am

Indian democracy was always fragile – but decades of effort to nourish it are being undermined

When essential democratic principles and norms are being dismantled, a regime cannot be called democratic – even if a majority of the electorate votes for it.

Pranab Bardhan · Oct 03, 2023 · 09:00 am

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Fiscally austere policies will only serve to further escalate the revenue shortfall and debt problems.

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