Jayati Ghosh
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Jayati Ghosh was educated at Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University
(JNU
), and the University of Cambridge
. Her 1984 doctoral thesis at Cambridge University was titled "Non capitalist land rent: theories and the case of North India" under the supervision of Mr T Byres.
She is now Professor of Economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University
, in New Delhi
, India
. Her specialities include globalization
, international finance
, employment patterns in developing countries, macroeconomic policy, and issues related to gender and development
.
and Cambridge, lecturing meanwhile at academic institutions throughout India. She is one of the founders of the Economic Research Foundation in New Delhi, a non-profit trust devoted to progressive economic research. (Selections of her columns from the Macroscan, the Foundation's outlet, will be published as Tracking the Macroeconomy.) She is also Executive Secretary of the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS), a network of economists critical of the mainstream economic paradigm of neo-liberalism.
She was the principal author of the West Bengal Human Development Report which has received the UNDP Prize for excellence in analysis.
In addition to her many scholarly articles, she writes regular columns on economics and current affairs for Frontline magazine, Businessline, the Bengali newspaper Ganashakti, Deccan Chronicle, and Asian Age. Professor Ghosh lives in New Delhi. It is little known, but she is very well educated in Western Classical music and occasionally lectures on the genius of Mozart et al. Jayati Ghosh writes a regular column for the fortnightly national magazine "Frontline
" focusing mainly on economic issues related to the common man.
She is married to Abhijeet Sen an economist who is now a member of Planning Commission.
She was conferred International Labour Organisation's Decent Work Research Prize along with Professor Eve Landau in February 2011.
In Spring Term 2011, she served as the first Ragnar Nurkse
Visiting Professor in Development Economics
at Tallinn University of Technology
's Technology Governance
graduate program.
C.P. Chandrasekhar, and Jayati Ghosh. The Market That Failed : Neoliberal Economic Reforms in India. LeftWord Books, Delhi India 2002. ISBN 978-81-87496-81-6 .
This book's publishing history:
First published January 2002, reprinted October 2002
Second edition, with revisions, October 2004, reprinted January 2008, January 2009, July 2011.
Guardian.co,uk, Jayati Ghosh profile page: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/jayatighosh
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi India Faculty page : http://www.jnu.ac.in/FacultyStaff/ShowProfile.asp?SendUserName=jayati
Jawaharlal Nehru University portal page: http://www.jnu.ac.in/
Videos on You Tube : http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jayati+Ghosh&aq=f
The Hindu, India's National Newspaper Jayati Ghosh awarded ILO prize : http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/12/stories/2011021266671900.htm
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
(JNU
JNU
JNU may refer to:* Jawaharlal Nehru University* Juneau International Airport in Juneau, Alaska...
), and the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. Her 1984 doctoral thesis at Cambridge University was titled "Non capitalist land rent: theories and the case of North India" under the supervision of Mr T Byres.
She is now Professor of Economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
, in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Her specialities include globalization
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
, international finance
International finance
International finance is the branch of economics that studies the dynamics of exchange rates, foreign investment, global financial system, and how these affect international trade. It also studies international projects, international investments and capital flows, and trade deficits. It includes...
, employment patterns in developing countries, macroeconomic policy, and issues related to gender and development
Gender and Development
The Gender and Development approach is a way of determining how best to structure development projects and programs based on analysis of gender relationships...
.
Career
She previously held positions at Tufts UniversityTufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
and Cambridge, lecturing meanwhile at academic institutions throughout India. She is one of the founders of the Economic Research Foundation in New Delhi, a non-profit trust devoted to progressive economic research. (Selections of her columns from the Macroscan, the Foundation's outlet, will be published as Tracking the Macroeconomy.) She is also Executive Secretary of the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS), a network of economists critical of the mainstream economic paradigm of neo-liberalism.
She was the principal author of the West Bengal Human Development Report which has received the UNDP Prize for excellence in analysis.
In addition to her many scholarly articles, she writes regular columns on economics and current affairs for Frontline magazine, Businessline, the Bengali newspaper Ganashakti, Deccan Chronicle, and Asian Age. Professor Ghosh lives in New Delhi. It is little known, but she is very well educated in Western Classical music and occasionally lectures on the genius of Mozart et al. Jayati Ghosh writes a regular column for the fortnightly national magazine "Frontline
Frontline (magazine)
Frontline is a fortnightly English language magazine published by The Hindu Group of publications from Chennai, India. Narasimhan Ram is the editor-in-chief of the magazine. As a current affairs magazine, it covers domestic and International news. Frontline gives a prominent place to various...
" focusing mainly on economic issues related to the common man.
She is married to Abhijeet Sen an economist who is now a member of Planning Commission.
She was conferred International Labour Organisation's Decent Work Research Prize along with Professor Eve Landau in February 2011.
In Spring Term 2011, she served as the first Ragnar Nurkse
Ragnar Nurkse
Ragnar Nurkse was an Estonian international economist and policy maker mainly in the fields of international finance and economic development.-Life:...
Visiting Professor in Development Economics
Development economics
Development Economics is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in low-income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic growth and structural change but also on improving the potential for the mass of the population, for example,...
at Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn University of Technology is the only university of technology in Estonia, and one of the three most important institutions of higher education in Estonia generally. It is located in the capital city of Tallinn, Estonia...
's Technology Governance
Technology governance
Technology governance means the governance, i.e., the steering between the different sectors — state, business, and NGOs — of the development of technology. The concept is based on the notion of innovation and of techno-economic paradigm shifts according to the theories of Joseph A...
graduate program.
Government service
- The Congress Government appointed a commission under her leadership to study farmers' suicides and suggest ways to tackle the problem. The Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
Government committed to implementing the Commission recommendations. - Member of the National Knowledge Commission set up by the Indian Prime Minister.
- Member of the Advisory Committee of National Translation MissionNational Translation MissionNational Translation Mission is a Government of India initiative to make knowledge texts accessible, in all Indian languages listed in the VIII schedule of the Constitution, through translation. NTM was set up as per National Knowledge Commission's recommendation...
(NTM) , a project of Govt. of India.
Talks
- http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~amciv/massey/ghosh.shtml "The Economics of the American Empire: Fierceness and Fragility"
- An Interview with "The Real News Network": Global food bubble on the way (Food prices set to surge due to Wall Street speculation)
- An Interview with "The Real News Network": Global food bubble on the way, Part 2 (We have to ban finance speculation that does not physically hold food commodities)
- An Interview with Tej Prakash of "Ek Duniya Ek Awaaz": on Indian Budget 2011-2012
Articles
- Women at work and at war: New realities of the global economy
- "The New Sin: Infogluttony", Outlook India December 24, 1999
- "The Nobel prize for economics may need its own bailout", Guardian October 8, 2009
Books
- Crisis as Conquest: Learning from East Asia With C.P. Chandrasekhar (2001)
- The Market that Failed: A Decade of Neoliberal Economic Reforms in India (2002)
- Edited the forthcoming Economics of the New Imperialism.
C.P. Chandrasekhar, and Jayati Ghosh. The Market That Failed : Neoliberal Economic Reforms in India. LeftWord Books, Delhi India 2002. ISBN 978-81-87496-81-6 .
This book's publishing history:
First published January 2002, reprinted October 2002
Second edition, with revisions, October 2004, reprinted January 2008, January 2009, July 2011.
External links
- "AP implements Jayati Ghosh suggestions" The Hindu Business Line September 26, 2006
- Profile at National Knowledge Commission
Guardian.co,uk, Jayati Ghosh profile page: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/jayatighosh
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi India Faculty page : http://www.jnu.ac.in/FacultyStaff/ShowProfile.asp?SendUserName=jayati
Jawaharlal Nehru University portal page: http://www.jnu.ac.in/
Videos on You Tube : http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jayati+Ghosh&aq=f
The Hindu, India's National Newspaper Jayati Ghosh awarded ILO prize : http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/12/stories/2011021266671900.htm