Anand Swamy and Tirthankar Roy on Law and the Economy

Published: April 14, 2022, noon

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In this episode, Shruti speaks with Anand Swamy and Tirthankar Roy about their new book, \\u201cLaw and the Economy in a Young Democracy: India 1947 and Beyond.\\u201d They discuss India\\u2019s colonial legacy, forest laws, problems with eminent domain, the messiness of Indian legislation and much more. Swamy is the Willmott Family Third Century Professor of Economics at Williams College. His research interests are the economics of institutions and land, labor and credit markets in developing countries and South Asia. Roy is a professor at the London School of Economics, teaching South Asian and global history. His research focuses on Indian capitalism, specifically whether the country\\u2019s history reveals patterns that can help understand how Indian capitalism works today.

Recorded March 2nd, 2022

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