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. If a teacher wants to join STF, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Become_a_STF_groups_member 2. For STF training, visit KOER - http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php 4. For Ubuntu 14.04 installation, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Kalpavriksha 4. For doubts on Ubuntu, public software, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions 5. Are you using pirated software? Use Sarvajanika Tantramsha, see http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Why_public_software ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maths & Science STF" 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/mathssciencestf. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
