Wrong choice of words can create big news: Arvind Panagariya
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Economy
in words
This refers to the
report “Wrong choice of words can create big news: Panagariya” (April 28). In
Malayalam there is a saying that ‘four men may agree, but no two women will
agree’, but that was the position long back! Remembered when thought of a
situation now when “four politicians may agree, but no two economists will have
the same view”.
Otherwise, how one can
explain the following:
a)
Post-Demonetization observations by
Manmohan Singh, Amartya Sen, Raghuram Rajan, Dr Y V Reddy and Arvind
Subramanian, some of which were made
controversial later.
b)
Positions now being taken by members of
NITI Aayog on agricultural income. What’s wrong in having a debate on managing
country’s resources? How long real issues can be swept under the carpet, just
because they are politically sensitive?
Caution
about choice of words coming from celebrity economists may stifle open
healthydebates on current issues. After all, did we not accommodate two
consecutive Economic Surveys which fancied into unchartered territories while
talking about resources management?
M G Warrier,
Thiruvananthapuram
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