1991 आर्थिक सुधार: एक आंखोदेखा हाल. 1991 Reforms: a close-up with Jairam Ramesh

In this episode, a well-known politician and historian Jairam Ramesh joins us to discuss the 1991 reforms. This episode is based on his 2015 book To the Brink and Back: India’s 1991 Story. Mr. Jairam Ramesh was an officer-on-special duty in Mr. Narasimha Rao’s cabinet at the time of the reforms. We discuss the process of reform in India, how narratives matter in economic policymaking, his experience in government, and much more. Do not miss this episode!

For more:

1. To the Brink and Back: India’s 1991 Story, Jairam Ramesh’s book on 1991 reforms

2. 1991 आर्थिक सुधारों की राजनीतिक पृष्ठभूमि. The Political Economy of 1991 Reforms, Puliyabaazi episode with Prakhar Misra

3. 1991: एक क्रांति. When India Changed Forever, Puliyabaazi episode with Shruti Rajagopalan

4. The 1991 Project

5. The M document -- A paper for internal discussion in government prepared by Montek S Ahluwalia, Special Secretary to the Prime Minister, in May 1990

6. IndiaBefore91.in -- Stories of Life under the License Raj

7. Arvind Panagariya’s book India: The Emerging Giant

8. Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s book Backstage: The Story behind India’s High Growth Years

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