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Demonetisation : the economists speak

Demonetization has come to describe in India one economic decision that shook a billion people from the very moment it was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8th November 2016; from the manifestation shrouded in secrecy, the rationale, the aftermath, the short and the long term economic im...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Uma Kapila , ed
Format: Printed Book
Published: New Delhi : . Academic Foundation, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Demonetisation demythified 2. Making of a mammoth tragedy 3. Demonetisation: pains or gains? 4. A monetary economics view of the demonetisation 5. The demonetisation decision: event, impact, narrative and meaning 6. Will demonetisation lead to a protracted economic slowdown Demonetisation and Indian agriculture 8. On what horizons will the demonetisation shock play out? 9. Demonetisation: an (un)Necessary evil? 10. A big, destructive bang 11. A bad time for a crisis 12. Crossing the chasm 13. Three shades of black 14. Black to white: will it stop corruption? 15. For demonetisation to work, Modi must root out political and buraucratic corruption 16. Towards Swaccha Chunav 17. Demonetisation: the gains vis-a-vis the pains 18. Demonetisation: then, now and next year 19. Cashless/​digital: how Modi changed (and changed) demonetisation narrative 20. Legal questions about demonetisation: what happens to the assets that back extinguished rupee notes