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Topic: Capitalism

Communism is based on self-deluding assumptions, it can’t be realised in practice: GN Lawande

It is the law of progress that a few persons must go to the top to show the possibilities and opportunities, so that others might emulate and follow them, wrote GN Lawande in 1958

Capitalism isn’t responsible for mass unemployment. Look at Japan, Singapore: BS Iyer

It is not capitalism which is responsible for the evils of permanent mass unemployment, but the policies of the stateman which paralyse its working, wrote BS Iyer in 1971.

Modi-Shah-Yogi in ‘Pyramid of Capitalist India’: IIT-B distances from workshop poster after backlash

Distancing from a flyer, promoting a workshop 'South Asian Capitalism(s)', IIT-B took down all mentions of the event co-organised with UC Berkeley & UM-Amherst from website.

Do capitalists hold power in a democracy? Their control over govts is same as voters

Ask some people about India’s ever-worsening income inequality, and they will say it has nothing to do with the power of big business. To them, political theorist Brian Barry says: you cannot have it both ways.

Capitalism is dead, and a former Greek minister knows who killed it

For Yanis Varoufakis, we're living through a tech-driven economic revolution. He challenges us to come to terms with what has happened in the era of Big Tech & Big Finance.

Why permanently cutting interest rates to zero can purge capitalism of its evils

A viable compromise could be struck: Rewarding entrepreneurship without compounding inequality or incentivising the unsustainable use of resources.

SubscriberWrites: India needs its private sector to thrive for better opportunities and new political ideology

Thank you dear subscribers, we are overwhelmed with your response. India since independence has gone through several economic transformations; from a moderate socialist state in...

Capitalism isn’t too bad — its impact on poverty isn’t what you think it is, new study says

The effect was negative until workers were empowered and treated fairly. Dignity and respect are tenets of stakeholder capitalism.

SubscriberWrites: Seeing Adam Smith as capitalism apologist devoid of ethics misses the mark

First published in 1776, Adam Smith’s thoughts in the famous book ‘Wealth of Nations’ have been widely used as a reference point for the marketplace as we see it today, writes Jyoti Lahiri.

Letting go of bureaucratic stranglehold is the only way forward for Indian economy

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

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Why peptides are the most exciting intersection between biotechnology and dermatology

PDRN, a bioactive molecule, has gained popularity in Korea. It is commonly used in treatments designed to restore skin quality rather than simply reduce wrinkles.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.