Ashoka Mody is hoogleraar Internationale Economische Politiek aan de Princeton University. Zijn werk richt zich op wereldwijde economische vraagstukken en internationale financiële instellingen. Voordat hij aan de universiteit verbonden was, bekleedde hij belangrijke posities binnen het Internationaal Monetair Fonds, waar hij bijdroeg aan onderzoek en Europese aangelegenheden. Mody's analyses bieden diepgaande inzichten in de werking van de wereldeconomie en de uitdagingen waarmee deze wordt geconfronteerd.
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.
In May 1950, European nations began creating a framework for cooperation and open trade to ensure peace after two devastating wars. However, in 1969, they made a questionable decision to adopt a single currency, necessitating a unified monetary policy for diverse economies. Critics warned this would lead to economic folly and political division, but leaders pressed on. By January 1999, the euro's tragic journey commenced. Blending economic analysis with political drama, this account explores the euro's flawed emergence as a compromise cloaked in pro-European rhetoric. Drawing from firsthand experience, the author situates the euro's challenges within a broader global context, detailing both forced and unforced errors made by eurozone authorities during the financial crisis. The euro's development has resulted in economic and political tragedy, stifling growth potential and exacerbating anxiety among financially vulnerable Europeans. It has deepened feelings of unfairness and widened divisions between nations. The burden of these structural flaws now falls on younger Europeans, who face a bleak future. A compassionate perspective on European possibilities suggests that rather than centralizing authority to maintain a rigid pro-European model, it is essential to loosen overly tight bonds to allow a more liberal order to thrive.