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Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu

Writing for PS since 2002
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Kaushik Basu, a former chief economist of the World Bank and chief economic adviser to the Government of India, is Professor of Economics at Cornell University and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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  1. Halting the Authoritarian Drift
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    Halting the Authoritarian Drift

    Mar 29, 2023 Kaushik Basu considers the dynamics that lead political leaders down the road to tyranny, paranoia, and aggression.

  2. How Singapore Impresses
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    How Singapore Impresses

    Mar 3, 2023 Kaushik Basu reflects on how the country became one of the world’s richest within less than 50 years.

  3. A Lesson from West Bengal
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    A Lesson from West Bengal

    Jan 23, 2023 Kaushik Basu shares what he learned about the state of Indian education on a trip to a remote rural area.

  4. The G20 and G Minor
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    The G20 and G Minor

    Jan 4, 2023 Kaushik Basu explains how the group can address disparities between the Global North and South as further crises loom.

  5. When Voters Become Fans
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    When Voters Become Fans

    Dec 5, 2022 Kaushik Basu thinks deepening polarization has given the lie to a longstanding assumption about electoral politics.

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    Tax the Rich to Save the Planet

    Owen Gaffney argues that reducing economic inequality is the key to strengthening democracy and mitigating climate change.
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    Is Globalization Over?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. explains why reports of the death of humanity's interdependence are greatly exaggerated.
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    Putin and Trump in the Dock?

    Jack Goldsmith explains the risks associated with pursuing criminal prosecutions against high-profile political figures.
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    The Great Revision

    Joschka Fischer examines the broader geopolitical restructuring that was triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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    Why Inflation Persists

    Lars P. Feld

    What "Team Transitory" has missed in the inflation debate is that inflation tends to become persistent because of second-round effects. Not only have producer prices risen over the past year or so, but they also have not yet been fully passed through the value chain.

     navigates the complex array of factors that give rise to one of the biggest problems in macroeconomics.
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    Wanted: Vladimir Putin

    Antara Haldar explains why the International Criminal Court’s indictment is more than just a symbolic victory.
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    Here We Go Again?

    Fifteen years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered a devastating global financial crisis, the banking system is in trouble again. Central bankers and financial regulators each seem to bear some of the blame for the recent tumult, but there is significant disagreement over how much – and what, if anything, can be done to avoid a deeper crisis.

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    The Coming Doom Loop

    Nouriel Roubini warns that liquidity support will not be enough to prevent a deeper financial crisis and economic downturn.
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    Crises of Uncertainty

    Harold James fears the consequences of policymakers’ continual revision of economic and financial governance rules.

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