Ashoka Mody is Professor of International Economic Policy at Princeton University. His work focuses on global economic issues and international financial institutions. Prior to his university role, he held significant positions within the International Monetary Fund, contributing to research and European affairs. Mody's analyses offer profound insights into the workings of the global economy and the challenges it faces.
Ashoka Mody, ein indischer Ökonom, beleuchtet kritisch die Herausforderungen Indiens trotz seines Wirtschaftsbooms. Er zeigt auf, dass nur eine Elite vom Wohlstand profitiert, während viele in Armut leben. Mody analysiert politische Fehlentscheidungen und entwirft eine Vision für ein gerechteres Indien.
Then and now, an introduction -- Part I. Fake socialism, 1947-1964. An uncertain beginning -- The path not taken -- Nehru's dangerous gamble -- Nehru doubles his bet -- Tagore's unheard song -- Mr. Nehru's tragedy, democracy's first betrayal -- Part II. Violence, 1964-1984.Shastri's brave transition -- Through the ferment, a savior rises -- India has an empress -- Anger meets repression -- An autocratic gamble fails -- Democracy betrays again, deindustrialization begins -- When the violence came home -- Part III. The promise, 1985-2004. A pilot flies into political headwinds -- Rajiv unleashes the gale force of Hindu nationalism -- A all-too-brief moment of sanity -- The promise has a dark underbelly -- No, India does not shine -- Part IV. Hubris, 2005 to the present. As two Indias drift apart, democracy creaks -- Modi pushes the economy off the edge -- Modi breaks India's fractured democracy -- COVID-19 bares the moral decay -- Epilogue : a feasible idealism.
Machine generated contents note: -- Glossary -- List of Tables -- Introduction: Europe Ends up Some Place Else -- Chapter 1: Three Leaps in the Dark, 1950-1982 -- Chapter 2: Kohl's Euro, 1982-1998 -- Chapter 3: Schröder Asserts the German National Interest, 1999-2003 -- Chapter 4: The Euro's Financial and Cognitive Bubble, 2004-2007 -- Chapter 5: After the Bust, the Denial: 2007-2009 -- Chapter 6: Delays and Half-Measures: Greece and Ireland in 2010 -- Chapter 7: Policy Wounds Leave Scars, 2011-2013 -- Chapter 8: The ECB Hesitates, the Italian Fault Line Deepens, 2014 to mid-2017 -- Chapter 9: The Final Act-a Declining and Divided Europe -- Chapter 10: The Future Ain't What it used to be -- Chapter 11: The Tragedy -- The Cast of Characters -- How the History Unfolded.