A Discussion with Gurcharan Das AB '63, MBA '65 (Orange County)
Author of India Grows at Night: A Liberal Case for a Strong State
Two dates, two sites: Orange County on 9/14 and Los Angeles County on 9/15
Saturday, September 14, 2013 @ 5:00 - 7:00pm (ORANGE COUNTY)
Location: To be sent upon registration.
Philosopher, business leader, and editorial writer Gurcharan Das AB ’63, MBA ’65 writes “India grows at night while the government sleeps. How could a nation become the world’s second fastest growing economy despite a weak flailing state?”
Two dates and two sites. Free admission . Deadline for reservation Sept 6, 2013.
Cost: No charge.
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ABOUT INDIA GROWS AT NIGHT: When two Indians sit down to sip chai, they quickly agree that their country seems to be rising despite the state, and cynically express the idea of private success and public failure as ‘India grows at night while the government sleeps’. But how could a nation become the world’s second fastest growing economy despite a weak, flailing state? And shouldn’t India also grow during the day? The recent slowdown is a sign that India may have begun to experience the limits of growing at night. What India needs, Gurcharan Das says, is a strong liberal state. Such a state would have the authority to take quick, decisive action; it would have the rule of law to ensure those actions are legitimate; and finally, it would be accountable to the people. But achieving this will not be easy, says Das, because India has historically had a weak state and a strong society.