Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in India

Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in India

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Between 8th November and 31st December 2016 the Indian government instituted one of the biggest demonetisation exercises in the world by withdrawing 86 percent of all currency in the form of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. This paper looks at the debate surrounding the demonetisation exercise and attempts...

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Main Author: Zaad Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Graduate Programme in International Strategic Studies (PPGEEI) 2017-06-01
Series:Revista Conjuntura Austral
Subjects:
desmonetização
economia política
índia
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/72161
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spelling doaj-2e409b8ffbc64a508d9db53933e1e4482020-11-25T03:22:19ZengGraduate Programme in International Strategic Studies (PPGEEI)Revista Conjuntura Austral2178-88392017-06-01841718510.22456/2178-8839.7216133423Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in IndiaZaad Mahmood0Assistant Professor Presidency University 86/1 College Street Kolkata 700 073 IndiaBetween 8th November and 31st December 2016 the Indian government instituted one of the biggest demonetisation exercises in the world by withdrawing 86 percent of all currency in the form of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. This paper looks at the debate surrounding the demonetisation exercise and attempts to provide a political economy logic. Interrogating the various arguments around demonetisation, it argues that demonetisation has been reduced to a political posturing as the economic consequences remain highly debated.https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/72161desmonetizaçãoeconomia políticaíndia
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Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in India
Revista Conjuntura Austral
desmonetização
economia política
índia
author_facet Zaad Mahmood
author_sort Zaad Mahmood
title Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in India
title_short Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in India
title_full Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in India
title_fullStr Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in India
title_full_unstemmed Politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in India
title_sort politics sans economics: commentary on the political economy of demonetization in india
publisher Graduate Programme in International Strategic Studies (PPGEEI)
series Revista Conjuntura Austral
issn 2178-8839
publishDate 2017-06-01
description Between 8th November and 31st December 2016 the Indian government instituted one of the biggest demonetisation exercises in the world by withdrawing 86 percent of all currency in the form of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. This paper looks at the debate surrounding the demonetisation exercise and attempts to provide a political economy logic. Interrogating the various arguments around demonetisation, it argues that demonetisation has been reduced to a political posturing as the economic consequences remain highly debated.
topic desmonetização
economia política
índia
url https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/72161
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