Decolonising development economics: learning from India

About this episode

This episode features Dr Maria Bach discussing her research on the history of Indian development economics.

This episode’s guest is Dr Maria Bach, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and host of Ceteris Never Paribus: the History of Economic Thought Podcast. She completed her PhD at King’s College in London, now available as a book with Cambridge University Press, Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists. The book excavates the overlooked history of Indian thinking about progress and growth, showcasing how a generation of thinke...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Fabian

Guest: Dr Maria Bach

Topics covered

• development economics
• Indian economists
• economic thought
• history
• progress
• growth

Keywords

• development economics
• India
• economic thought
• history
• progress
• growth
• Dr Maria Bach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Lausanne, King’s College, Cambridge University Press

Books & works: Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists

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