Contemplations of an alternative democratic vision for Rural India

"Contemplations of an alternative democratic vision for Rural India through local bodies" Abstract of the Talk Dr B. R. Ambedkar's reservations about empowering rural local bodies during the constituent assembly debates carried merit: Panchayats were then hotbeds of ignorance and feudal influence. Granting more power to local governments risked reinforcing elite control. However, circumstances have …

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Contemplations of an alternative democratic vision for Rural India through

Contemplations of an alternative democratic vision for Rural India through local bodies Dr B. R. Ambedkar's reservations about empowering rural local bodies during the constituent assembly debates carried merit: Panchayats were then hotbeds of ignorance and feudal influence. Granting more power to local governments risked reinforcing elite control. However, circumstances have evolved. While villages retain …

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Contemplations of an alternative democratic vision for Rural India through

Abstract of the Talk: Contemplations of an alternative democratic vision for Rural India through local bodies Dr B. R. Ambedkar's reservations about empowering rural local bodies during the constituent assembly debates carried merit: Panchayats were then hotbeds of ignorance and feudal influence. Granting more power to local governments risked reinforcing elite control. However, circumstances have …

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YSI Workshop on Brazilian Economy:18th Forum of Economics of Getulio Vargas

Getulio Vargas Foundation, SP Rua Itapeva, Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil

We are happy to invite you to participate in the YSI Brazil Regional Meeting in partnership with the 18th Forum of Economics of Getulio Vargas Foundation 2023, which will be held on September 25-26 in São Paulo, Brazil. The event will feature major economic figures of the country as the Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, and …

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YSI Pre-conference Workshop @ SSESH Conference

Lund University Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

A workshop with sessions for paper presentations and career development for young scholars, jointly organised with the Swedish Economic History Association (SEAA), the Scandinavian Society for Economic and Social History (SSESH), and the Economic History Department, Lund University. The schedule features invited speakers (senior members of the societies) and short paper presentations. The event takes …

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II Mercosur SME Network Research Colloquium for PhD and Master’s students

Universidad Nacional de Cordoba Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina

Red Pymes Mercosur Conference gathers researchers from MERCOSUR countries engaged in development studies focused on SMEs, according to regional specificities. The conference has a solid territorial focus and over 25 years of experience. It is a space of knowledge generation and a permanent link between SMEs' reality and their environment. The Red Pymes Mercosur highly …

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YSI @ AKB 2023

Universidade Federal Fluminense Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Young Scholars interested in receiving travel stipend to the event can fill the Form until September 9. Once again the Keynesian Economics Working Group is glad to announce a group meeting taking place at the annual Brazilian Keynesian Association conference (AKB). In this side event, professor Pavlina Tcherneva will discuss new emerging themes in post-Keynesian …

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YSI @ VIII International Scholas Cátedras Congress

Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara, Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

The purpose of the Scholas Cátedras Congress (access the congress website here) is to bring together teachers and researchers from the universities participating in the Scholas Chairs Program, and personalities from the religious world, culture, the third sector, social movements, business, trade associations, diplomats, government officials and all those interested in being part of an …

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Fischer Black | Discussion with Perry Mehrling

Virtual Project Virtual Project

Perry Mehrling joins us to revisit and discuss his 2005 book Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance. https://www.amazon.com/Fischer-Black-Revolutionary-Idea-Finance/dp/1118203569/ From Mehrling's Amazon Author Page: My second book, Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance (Wiley 2005), tells the story of the rise of modern finance, both as a set of ideas and as …

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