Vijay Joshi

Travesty of basic income

It would be wonderful to have a genuine basic income scheme for the country. Thus far, all we have are travesties of the idea

Vijay Joshi: Should private sector produce public goods?

Without the discipline of competition it is hard to see how state employees could be made accountable

Vijay Joshi: 2 years of Modi - An economic assessment

The Modi government has a small electoral window for decisive action, and it must move fast

Vijay Joshi: How to abolish extreme poverty

Deep fiscal adjustment would face resistance but the prize is so huge that it must surely be a top priority for policymakers

Pranab Bardhan's ideas of India