Explorations in Pragmatic Economics Selected papers of George A Akerlof
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The Past at Every Corner Delhi: Ancient History edited by Upinder Singh; Social Science Press, New Delhi, Shonaleeka Kaul Delhi: Ancient History, as its introduc- tion tells you, is a
Women and the Politics of Class by Johanna Brenner
This paper re-examines the monetary aggregation procedure in India in the context of the new monetary aggregates proposed by the Third Working Group of the Reserve Bank of India.
characterisations, and it must be admitted that his writing does smack of overkill, the problem remains. How do we explain the continued existence of a depressing ground level reality that everyone...
Harsh Sethi Development, Ethnicity and Human Rights in South Asia by Ross Mallick; Sage Publications, Delhi, 1998; pp 375, Rs 425. MOST current tracts on human rights locate themselves within the...
Ashok Mitra The Mirror of Class: Essays on Bengali Theatre by Himani Bannerji; Papyrus, Calcutta, 1998; pp 240, Rs 200. IT would be an outrageous proposition to suggest that the Bengali theatre the...
on the part of the Bengali middle class to de-class their identity through the praxis of the stage has its thrills, even as the tragedy it triggered is deeply wounding.
Central Banking in Developing Countries by Anand Chandavarkar; Macmillan Press, UK, 1996 and St Martin's Press, Inc, US, 1996; pp xiv + 289, THIS monograph is an excellent example of scholarly work...
Failed Idealism Anirudh Deshpande J P: His Biography by Allan and Wendy Scarfe (revised edition); Orient Longman, New Delhi, 1998; pp 274 (21 Chapters, 14 Plates, References and Index), Rs 300 (...
to maintain some kind of balance between the town and the village. The lure of the city for many villagers was a myth that could not be taken for granted. Most villagers went to the town "so that...
Surinder S Jodhka Peasant Moorings: Village Ties and Mobility Rationales in South India edited by Jean-Luc Racine; Sage Publications, New Delhi, 1997; pp 400, Rs 495, MIGRATIONS from rural to urban...
S P Sathe Legally Dispossessed Gender, Identity and the Process of Law by Maitreyi Mukhopadhay; GenderCulture-Politics series, editor Susie Tharu; Stree, in association with The Book Review Literary...
the strategies tor making the personal laws more women friendly. The book under review is a good study and indeed gives good value for the price.
