Gujarat promises continued, accelerated and all-around progress: Jagdish Bhagwati & Arvind Panagariya
(Economic Times, 02 Jan 2013)
Jagdish Bhagwati is university professor of economics at Columbia University. He is the author of several books including "In Defense of Globalisation". His latest book, "India's Tryst with Destiny: Debunking Myths that Undermine Progress and Addressing New Challenges", which he has co-authored with Arvind Panagariya, a professor of Indian economics at Columbia University, argues that growth can reduce poverty and that slow economic growth will hurt social development. In a joint response to questions from ET, the authors dwell on the message in their book, revive the Kerala Model vs Gujarat debate and attack economists such as Nobel laureate Amartya Sen for his "anti-growth assertions". Excerpts from an interview with ET.