Gandhian Economic Thought: The Concept of Economy of Permanence by J.C Kumarappa

Vol-4 | Issue-7 | July 2019 | Published Online: 15 July 2019    PDF ( 216 KB )
Author(s)
Dr.Madhusudhan.B 1

1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, N.S.S Hindu College, Changanacherry, Kerala (India)

Abstract

Gandhian Economic thought has greater significance than ever before. In the current scenario of marketbased, neo-liberal world, his contributionsof a sustainable mode of development ismore relevant and unparalleled. Gandhi’s economic thoughts are pronounced through his disciple J.C Kumarappa. Kumarappa’s notion of “Permanence of Economy” discerns the economies of various natures. The paper tries to trace J.C Kumarappa’s economic model in its various aspects with a focus on “Economy of Permanence”.

Keywords
Nehruvian Model, Village industries, planned economy, Cow economy, Neo-liberalism.
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