Sense and solidarity : jholawala economics for everyone /
Jean Dreze.
- Ranikhet : Permanent Black, [2017]
- x, 343p. ; 23cm.
"Most of the essays in this book were initially published in The Hindu, one of India's leading dailies"--Acknowledgements.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-322) and indexes.
Introduction : Economics among the Road Scholars -- Drought and hunger -- Poverty -- School meals -- Health care -- Child development and elementary education -- Employment guarantee -- Food security and the public distribution system -- Corporate power and technology -- War and peace -- Top-up.
This book affirms the learning value of collective action combined with sound economic analysis.The author argues for an approach to development economics where research and action become inseparably interconnected.