dear Social Science teachers there is something seriously wrong with our Economic theory and practice today. In our text books we describe functioning of the economy ... with the aim of economic development and social justice/equity
However in the last 2 1/2 decades (in India after the 1991 liberalisation, and globally after the Reagan/Thatcher ), we are seeing very increasing levels of inequality which is now reached very disturbing proportions .... see the following news links - the first says that 8 people earn more than the bottom billion people in the world ... clearly the current economic models are not working for most of humanity and certainly not for nature (climate change due to environment destruction). Gandhian economics ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi#Gandhian_economics) is an important alternative to the current model of economics... we should bring this into our Economics text books of classes 8-10. regards, Guru https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/16/eight- people-earn-more-billion-economics-broken http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/ indias-rising-income-inequality-richest-1-own-58-of-total- wealth/articleshow/56586277.cms http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-s-richest-1-o wn-58-of-its-total-wealth-oxfam/story-CUT04Z1zCOdqWSFxbzV3FN.html http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/Richest-1-own-58- of-total-wealth-in-India-Oxfam/article17044486.ece http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/ richest-1-own-58-of-total-wealth-in-india-oxfam/articleshow/56585720.cms http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/time -to-end-tax-havens-richest-1-own-58-of-india-s-total- wealth-117011600158_1.html http://www.livemint.com/Politics/E3n5ANHQL1ywMOdNxm6igK/ Indias-1-superrich-own-58-of-the-countrys-total-wealth.html https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jan/16/ worlds-eight-richest-people-have-same-wealth-as-poorest-50 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/01/16/world/europe/ap- eu-davos-inequality.html?_r=0 IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net -- 1. Webpage for this HindiSTF is : https://groups.google.com/d/forum/hindistf Hindi KOER web portal is available on http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Portal:Hindi 2. For Ubuntu 14.04 installation, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Kalpavriksha (It has Hindi interface also) 3. For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions 4. If a teacher wants to join STF, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Become_a_STF_groups_member 5. Are you using pirated software? Use Sarvajanika Tantramsha, see http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Why_public_software सार्वजनिक संस्थानों के लिए सार्वजनिक सॉफ्टवेयर --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "HindiSTF" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hindistf. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hindistf/CANJf2f_P9sCDdxeyohUDR5DWgS54EKRH6UbOvjA2KaPBRrXOdw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
