“saugata bhaduri”

The English translation of Yoga-sutra adopts a unique approach: it retains many Sanskrit technical terms to present their inadequate rendering in English and avoids elaborate commentaries. It examines Yoga philosophy in relation to other orthodox philosophical system and analyses issues of cognition... More

Unlike erstwhile modes of imperialism where the centre that wielded power would often monoligcally digest the periphery into submission, globalization seems to work primarily by implicating the local in its processes, leading to what Japanese business processes called in the 1980s, and what Roland R... More

The much awaited sequel to the bestselling Mediocre But Arrogant The first ten years are the most eventful, they say, in anybody's working life. They certainly are in the case of Abbey, who walks into a job at Balwanpur Industries, fresh from B-school. Working in HR is fun, he soon discovers. W... More

Amit Bhaduri's distinction as an economic theorist lies in challenging mainstream theory in a precise yet compelling way. The essays in this collection, written by the author over the last quarter century, mark a fresh approach to one of the most important economic problems of our time. Why poverty ... More

"Mediocre But Arrogant is a heady and delightful blend of so many flavours; it is funny, sad, touching, romantic, reflective... one gets spontaneously seduced into living through Abbey's life-with all its exuberance, paradoxes and pains. M-B-A is not just about life in a B_School; it is about the pr... More

Economists talk of prices rising or falling in response to excess of demand or supply in the market, but are at a loss to explain who sets the price in a market of many players where no one has the power to dictate price. They then have to invent the ‘invisible hand’ of a mythical god ca... More

The algorithmic problems of real algebraic geometry such as real root counting, deciding the existence of solutions of systems of polynomial equations and inequalities, or deciding whether two points belong in the same connected component of a semi-algebraic set occur in many contexts. In this first... More

This textbook contains a lively and stimulating discussion of macroeconomic theory set against the backdrop of conservative, social, democratic and radical ideologies.... More