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The Enterprise of Education: Challenges and
Opportunities for India, by James Tooley
(2001,
40 pages, Rs 40/- for delivery within India, and US $ 5/- for delivery
outside of India. inclusive of postage) Prof. Tooley says, "my work in
India has made it even more difficult to find a sound answer to the question:
why should government intervene in education? The assumption that only
government intervention will help ensure educational equality, seems most
untenable given the Indian experience."
(Occasional Paper No. 6)
When Politics Kills: Malaria and the DDT
Debate, by Richard Tren and Roger Bate. (2001, 90
pages, Rs 75/- for delivery within India,
and US $ 10/- for delivery outside of India, inclusive of postage) The
authors warn that preoccupations of the rich in western countries often
result in inappropriate and unaffordable solutions being imposed on poor
countries. The classic example of this phenomenon is the current attempt
by western governments to ban globally the pesticide DDT. But although
DDT can be environmentally harmful, it is still required for malaria control
in some developing countries. Furthermore, since it is only sprayed indoors
it is unlikely to cause any environmental problem at all, and will save
thousands of lives. (Occasional Paper No. 7)
Occasional Papers
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The New
Cultural Imperialism: The greens and economic development,by
Deepak Lal (2000, 32 pages, Rs 25/- for delivery within India, and
US $ 5/- for delivery outside of India (postage is included) This is the
text of the inaugural Julian L. Simon Memorial
Lecture delivered by Prof. Deepak Lal of University of California,
USA, on 9 December 2000, at the India International Centre in New Delhi.
The lecture is also available online.
The summary of the proceedings is available here.
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War on Tobacco: At what cost? by Deepak Lal and Roger Scruton
(2000, 72 pages, Rs 100/-). Deepak Lal reviews the recent World Bank report
on tobacco epidemic, and Roger scruton looks at the nature of World Health
Organisation's war against tobacco. Both the scholars warn against the
danger this new war against tobacco poses to political liberty and economic
development. The press release and the contents
page of this book can be found here.
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Democracy, Market, and Human Rights: Ideas of Amartya Sen,
by Tibor Machan, and Barun Mitra (1999, 28 pages, Rs 15/-) In the first
essay, Mitra explains the democratic nature of the market. Prof. Machan
in the second essay traces the classical liberal roots in Sen's work.
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Swadeshi and MNCs, by R. K. Amin (1998, 32 pages, Rs 20/-)
Prof. Amin compares and contrasts the concept of swadeshi of Gandhi, and
that of today.
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Corporate India: In the Age of Globalisation, by Gurcharan
Das (1998, 20 pages, Rs 15/-) The author identifies the strengths and weaknesses
of corporate India.
Readings
Population - the ultimate
resource Edited by Barun S. Mitra. Contributors in this new volume
include Julian L. Simon, Peter Bauer, Deepak Lal, and others. The authors
challenge the prevailing Malthusian mindset. This is the first of the series
of readings on contemporary issues that Liberty Institute hopes to publish
in the near future. Read
the Introduction.
Classic Series
The Law, by Frederic Bastiat (1998, 80 pages, Rs 50/-) This
is a critique of Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto by a contemporary. 150
years later, the book is as fresh as ever.
Forthcoming Publications
Occasional Papers
The Minimum Wage: No Way to Help the Poor, by Deepak Lal
Issues in Liberalism, by Sharad Joshi
Classic Series
Bureaucracy, by Ludwig von Mises
Self-Help, by Samuel Smiles
Readings
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Rent Control: Contributors to this unique volume include Nobel Laureates
F.A. Hayek, Milton Friedman, and George Stigler.
Indian Reprints
We are looking for publishers who may be interested in collaborating in
this endeavour to bring stimulating volumes at affordable prices to Indian
readers
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The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible, by Ken Schoolland
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Free Market Environmentalism, by Terry Anderson & Donald Leal
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Defending the Undefendables, by Walter Block
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Lessons from History, by Aslam Effendi
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