Human Rights in an Era of Turbulent Capitalism: Options in India
The Talk
The recent functioning of global capitalism has led to extreme inequalities and the concentration of wealth and power, increasing the fragility and vulnerability of livelihoods, rapidly accelerating climate change, and severe ecological damage, resulting in social and political tensions, polarisation, and instability. India is a major example of such tendencies. In such a world, is it still possible to talk of an economy that delivers human rights? The talk considers what this means and explores possible pathways for a human rights economy within the current national and international constraints.
Jayati Ghosh
Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, previously taught at JNU for nearly 35 years. She has authored 20 books and over 200 scholarly articles and advised governments and global organisations like the ILO and UN. A recipient of multiple awards, she also writes regularly for popular media. She has received several prizes, including the 2015 Adisheshaiah Award for distinguished contributions to the social sciences in India; and the International Labour Organisation’s Decent Work Research Prize for 2011.
