Perspectives on Development: Memoirs of a Development Economist

Detailed and filled with anecdotes, this memoir of renowned economist and public servant V. V. Bhatt offers a unique narrative that describes how economics evolved as a rigorous social discipline in India, overriding the previous dry approach to finances. Providing insight into development economics over the past decades, this account spans from the 1930s to the 21st century. Including details on business done within the Reserve Bank of India and the Asian Institute of Economic Development, this chronicle relates an unusual yet comprehensive examination of economics.