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1 online resource (xxxii, 173 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction / Polly Vizard -- Interview: Professor Lord Meghnad Desai House of Lords, 16 February 2011 / Mary Kaldor and Polly Vizard -- Marx's Tragedy / Robert Skidelsky -- Macro-Prudential Supervision / Charles Goodhart -- A Tale of Three Cities / Charles Goodhart Model Selection in Over-, Exact, and Under-specified Equations / Jennifer L. Castle and David F. Hendry -- Indian Reforms / Jagdish Bhagwati -- Transgressing Heterosexual Norms: Some Observations on Recent Events in India and Nepal / Purna Sen -- Agrarian Power and Agricultural Productivity in South Asia Revisited / John Harriss -- Disability and Human Development / Mozaffar Qizilbash -- The G20 / A New Experiment in Global Governance / Montek S. Ahluwalia -- The Hydra-headed Crisis / David Held, Mary Kaldor, and Danny Quah -- Meghnad Desai Selected Writings. |
| Summary |
"Meghnad Desai is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the LSE. He is founder of LSE Global Governance. From 1990-1995 he was Director of LSE's Development Studies Institute and has been at the LSE for over 30 years. In 1991, Meghnad Desai was created Lord Desai of St Clement Danes. His latest book is Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism. By enabling leading scholars and other public figures to explore the subjects that inspired them and Lord Desai, the publication will offer a fascinating exploration of progress on economics, human rights and development issues. The initiative identifies the continuing contribution made by Lord Desai, and the development of the themes highlighted by his work. Topics covered include: Econometric modelling, Macro economics and monetary theory, Development, Inequality, poverty and famines, Marx and political economy, Globalisation and global governance, History of economic ideas, and Nationalism in South Asia."--Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Open Access |
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English. |
| Subject |
Desai, Meghnad.
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International economic relations.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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International economic relations. (OCoLC)fst00976891
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Business & Economics.
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Commerce.
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International Commerce.
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Economic Theory.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Kaldor, Mary.
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Vizard, Polly.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Vizard, Polly. Arguing about the World : The Work and Legacy of Meghnad Desai. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2011 9781849665216 |
| ISBN |
9781849665452 (electronic book) |
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1849665451 (electronic book) |
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9781849665445 (ePub) |
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1849665443 (ePub) |
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9781849665216 (hardback) |
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1849665214 (hardback) |
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9781849665469 |
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184966546X |
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1283479206 |
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9781283479202 |
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9786613479204 |
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6613479209 |
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