One does not have to agree with his views to be intrigued by the possibilities opened up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emergence as communicator/harangue-master in chief. Abhijit Banerjee Read Quote
Public conversations about who we are and who we want to be are key to the vitality of our democracy, and leaders can seed those conversations when they speak out their own views. Abhijit Banerjee Read Quote
A universal cash transfer in the form of a minimum guaranteed income would mean that automatically everyone has something to fall back on without having to deal with the vagaries of their local panchayat. Abhijit Banerjee Read Quote
The degree of political pressure to make MGNREGA jobs available varies massively from state to state – which is why access to MGNREGA jobs is worse in a very poor state like Bihar than in a richer state like Andhra Pradesh. Abhijit Banerjee Read Quote
Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi, the ultimate didi and dada of Indian politics, should really commiserate. Abhijit Banerjee Read Quote
Most farmers know that their children’s future will probably not be in agriculture, but they have a hard time imagining a different life. Abhijit Banerjee Read Quote
If you are a natural scientist, a publication the journal Science carries enormous prestige. Abhijit Banerjee Read Quote
Independence day is an interesting time to reflect on our strange fealty to institutions that the British left us, including those that were explicitly set up to be used against us. Abhijit Banerjee Read Quote
