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Cultural Liberty, Srijit Mishra Feb 2012

Cultural Liberty, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This lecture is based on HDR 2004.


Human Development And Human Rights, Srijit Mishra Feb 2012

Human Development And Human Rights, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This lecture discusses the relationship between Human Development and Human Rights


Assignment On Commodities And Capabbilities, Ritika Palit Feb 2012

Assignment On Commodities And Capabbilities, Ritika Palit

Srijit Mishra

No abstract provided.


Sen On Capabalities, Srijit Mishra Feb 2012

Sen On Capabalities, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

A lecture discussing capability based on Sen's Commodities and Capabilities.


Nussbaum On Sen, Srijit Mishra Feb 2012

Nussbaum On Sen, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This lecture is based on Nussbaum's paper Capabilities as Fundamental Entitlements: Sen and Social Justice, Feminist Economics, 9 (2-3), 2003, 33-59.


Sen On Rawls', Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Sen On Rawls', Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This is a lecture based on Sen's paper What do we want from a theory of justice? Journal of Philosophy, Vol CIII, No. 5. May 2006.


Some Questions: Understanding Rawls, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Some Questions: Understanding Rawls, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

There are a few questions which give three different possibilities (libertarian, utilitarian, egalitarian) as Sen puts it but they also represent Rawls' equality of liberty (first principle), choosing the capable (first part of second principle) and providing for the most disadvantaged (second part of second principle).


Rawls On Justice, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Rawls On Justice, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

These are based on Rawls' Justice as Fairness: A Restatement


Open Book Test 1, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Open Book Test 1, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This is the first test. It is open book and discussions are allowed. Send your responses by evening.


Ends And Means Of Development, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Ends And Means Of Development, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

Lecture on Sen's Development as Freedom


Development As Freedom: Introduction And Perspective, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Development As Freedom: Introduction And Perspective, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This presentation discusses the introduction and perspective chapter from Amarty Sen's Development as Freedom. This is meant for the course on 'Contemporary Issues in Human Development and Policy'.


Two Decades Of Human Development, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Two Decades Of Human Development, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This is Lecture 1 of the course 'Contemporary Issues in Human Development and Policy' offered during January-May 2012 at IGIDR


Introductory: Knowing Each Other, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Introductory: Knowing Each Other, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This is an introductory lecture for the course 'Contemporary Issues in Human Development and Policy' being offered at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.


Course Outline, Contemporary Issues In Human Development And Policy, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Course Outline, Contemporary Issues In Human Development And Policy, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This is the course outline for 'Contemporary Issues in Human Development and Policy: A New Millennium Perspective' January-May 2012, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.


Hunger, Ethics And The Right To Food, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Hunger, Ethics And The Right To Food, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

he management of hunger has to look into the issues of availability, accessibility and adequacy of food supply. From an ethical perspective, this paper argues in favour of the right to food. But, for this to become viable, the state has to come up with an appropriate and effective bill on food and nutrition security, address the issue of inadequate provisioning of storage space by state agencies leading to rotting of food grains - a criminal waste when people are dying of hunger; and rely on local level institutions involving the community, that complement the administrative structure to identify the …


Access To Land: Some Issues, Srijit Mishra Jan 2012

Access To Land: Some Issues, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

The paper, or rather note, is a brief review of some existing literature. It underscores the need for improved land access to the tiller from the point of view of both equity and efficiency. Some of the suggestions are: (i) opening up of the land lease market so that tenancy does not go underground (ii) in states like West Bengal where tenancy is protected, provision could be made to make them owners in part of the land while giving up claims for the rest, (iii) reduce transaction costs in land markets, which include fees but also bribes being paid, (iv) …