Isbn: 9788131601259 - ancient indian economic thought: relevance for today (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. vi + 199.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents 1. Introduction Ancient Indian economic thought. 2. Sources and essence of ancient Indian tradition Contrast between mainstream western world outlook and ancient Indian world outlook. 3. Agriculture and land use Eco friendly and sustainable agricultural pursuits. 4. Environment and ecology Holistic approach to environment and ecology. 5. Craft industries Self employment through crafts. 6. Role of the state sector Efficient state sector only for selected areas. 7. Price policy price control for selected commodities. 8. Taxation and fiscal policy Direct versus indirect taxes and fiscal management. 9. Women's property rights Women's property (Stridhana). 10. Division of labour efficiency based division of labour. 11. The procedure of making a good ruler Role of selfless persons to control the rulers and politicians. 12. Globalization Globalization based on mobility of both capital and labour and control of multinational corporations. Index. The study of ancient Indian economic ideas is likely to endow us with a deeper insight into our culture and tradition and the inherent national characteristics. Many scholars particularly during the first half of the twentieth century attempted to make an objective and unbiased evaluation of ancient Indian economic ideas explicitly or implicitly contained in ancient Indian writings particularly in Vedas Arthasastra Ramayana and Mahabharata Manusmriti Sukraniti and several other ancient Indian texts. Ancient Indian Economic Thought Relevance for Today deals with the two most well known ancient Indian writings Arthasastra and Manusmriti. This volume is distributed over eleven chapters viz. sources and essence of ancient Indian tradition agriculture and land use environment and ecology craft industries role of the state sector price policy taxation and fiscal policy women's property rights division of labour the procedure of making a good rulers and globalization. Each chapter has a declared focus in its approach as is evident in its presentation. This volume is an extremely timely publication when the countries are putting more and more emphasis on the use of indigenous knowledge and ideas in the development of their economies in a sustainable manner as the limitations of imported theories and technologies for economic development are becoming evident especially for the low income economies in the beginning of the third millennium. Researchers and general readers will find this volume fruit bearing and useful in the area of policy making. 200 pp. …