An Economist in the Real World: The Art of Policymaking in India

by Kaushik Basu

An economist's perspective on the nuts and bolts of economic policymaking, based on his experience as the Chief Economic Adviser in India.

In December 2009, the economist Kaushik Basu left the rarefied world of academic research for the nuts and bolts of policymaking. Appointed by the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, to be chief economic adviser (CEA) to the Government of India, Basu--a theorist, with special interest in development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026253455X
• ISBN13: 9780262534550
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher