The retreat of democracy and other itinerant essays on globalization, economics, and India / Kaushik Basu.

"For sale only in South Asia"--Verso of t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This is a rare book that combines the wisdom of market economy with social upliftment. Basu shows he is a clear and deep thinker with his heart in the right place."-N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys Technologies, "Kaushik Basu is that triply rare being - an Indian intellectual who is open-minded, an economic theorist who is interested in human beings, and an American academic who has a sense of style." -Ramachandra Guha, author of 'India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy', 'This is a rare book that combines the wisdom of market economy with social upliftment. Basu shows he is a clear and deep thinker with his heart in the right place.' -N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys Technologies, 'Kaushik Basu is that triply rare being - an Indian intellectual who is open-minded, an economic theorist who is interested in human beings, and an American academic who has a sense of style.' -Ramachandra Guha, author of ‘India After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy’, "This creative, lucid and forthright collection of essays is a joy to read, even where one disagrees. It will be of great value in sensitizing economists to political realities, and others to economic realities." -Jean Dregrave;ze, former Lecturer in Development Economics at the London School of Economics, 'This creative, lucid and forthright collection of essays is a joy to read, even where one disagrees. It will be of great value in sensitizing economists to political realities, and others to economic realities.' -Jean Dr ze, former Lecturer in Development Economics at the London School of Economics

Collection of author's excerpts from different journals focussing on economic and polical globalization with special reference to India.