{"title":"Pranab Bardhan","description":"\u003cp\u003ePranab Bardhan’s works explore the intricate dynamics of development and global economic challenges with clarity and insight. Readers can expect thoughtful analyses of socio-economic inequalities, market structures, and political economy that shed light on the complexities of modern growth and insecurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in economics and social sciences, Bardhan’s books combine rigorous research with accessible discussion, making complex ideas approachable for students, educators, and curious minds alike. His writing encourages a deeper understanding of the forces shaping our world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-world-of-insecurity-by-pranab-bardhan-9780674259843","title":"A World of Insecurity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ambitious account of the corrosion of liberal democracy in rich and poor countries alike, arguing that antidemocratic sentiment reflects fear of material and cultural loss, not a critique of liberalism's failure to deliver equality, and suggesting possible ways out.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe retreat of liberal democracy in the twenty-first century has been impossible to ignore. From Wisconsin to Warsaw, Budapest to Bangalore, the public is turning against pluralism and liberal institutions and instead professing unapologetic nationalism and majoritarianism. Critics of inequality argue that this is a predictable response to failures of capitalism and liberalism, but Pranab Bardhan, a development economist, sees things differently. The problem is not inequality but insecurity—financial and cultural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBardhan notes that antidemocratic movements have taken root globally in a wide range of demographic and socioeconomic groups. In the United States, older, less-educated, rural populations have withdrawn from democracy. But in India, the prevailing Hindu Nationalists enjoy the support of educated, aspirational urban youth. And in Europe, antidemocratic populists firmly back the welfare state (but for nonimmigrants). What is consistent among antidemocrats is fear of losing what they have. That could be money but is most often national pride and culture and the comfort of tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA World of Insecurity\u003c\/em\u003e argues for context-sensitive responses. Some, like universal basic income schemes, are better suited to poor countries. Others, like worker empowerment and international coordination, have broader appeal. But improving material security won't be enough to sustain democracy. Nor, Bardhan writes, should we be tempted by the ultimately hollow lure of China's authoritarian model. He urges liberals to adopt at least a grudging respect for fellow citizens' local attachments. By affirming civic forms of community pride, we might hope to temper cultural anxieties before they become pathological.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423823479020,"sku":"9780674259843","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81b6cKhWUDL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774431772"},{"product_id":"awakening-giants-feet-of-clay-by-pranab-bardhan-9780691156408","title":"Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recent economic rise of China and India has attracted a great deal of attention—and justifiably so. Together, the two countries account for one-fifth of the global economy and are projected to represent a full third of the world's income by 2025. Yet, many of the views regarding China and India's market reforms and high growth have been tendentious, exaggerated, or oversimplified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAwakening Giants, Feet of Clay\u003c\/em\u003e scrutinises the phenomenal rise of both nations and demolishes the myths that have accumulated around the economic achievements of these two giants in the last quarter century. Exploring the challenges that both countries must overcome to become true leaders in the international economy, Pranab Bardhan looks beyond short-run macroeconomic issues to examine and compare China and India's major policy changes, political and economic structures, and current general performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBardhan investigates the two countries' economic reforms, each nation's pattern and composition of growth, and the problems afflicting their agricultural, industrial, infrastructural, and financial sectors. He considers how these factors affect China and India's poverty, inequality, and environment, how political factors shape each country's pattern of burgeoning capitalism, and how significant poverty reduction in both countries is mainly due to domestic factors—not global integration, as most would believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe shows how authoritarianism has distorted Chinese development while democratic governance in India has been marred by severe accountability failures. Full of valuable insights, \u003cem\u003eAwakening Giants, Feet of Clay\u003c\/em\u003e provides a nuanced picture of China and India's complex political economy at a time of startling global reconfiguration and change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595738333420,"sku":"9780691156408","price":88.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691156408-awakening-giants-feet-of-clay.jpg?v=1777905523"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/pranab-bardhan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}