Jayati Ghosh
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Doctoral advisor | Terence J. Byres, Geoffrey C. Harcourt |
Jayati Ghosh (born 16 September 1955) is an Indian
Early life
Jayati Ghosh was born on 16 September 1955.
Career
In addition to her teaching, Ghosh has authored and/or edited 21 books and more than 220 scholarly articles. Recent books include The making of a catastrophe: Covid-19 and the Indian economy, Aleph Books 2022; When governments fail: Covid-19 and the economy, Tulika Books and Columbia University Press 2021 (co-edited); Women workers in the informal economy,” Routledge 2021 (edited); Never Done and Poorly Paid: Women’s Work in Globalising India, Women Unlimited, New Delhi 2009; co-edited Elgar Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development, 2014; co-edited After Crisis, Tulika 2009; co-authored Demonetisation Decoded, Routledge 2017.
Ghosh has advised governments in India and other countries, including as Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Commission on Farmers’ Welfare in 2004, and Member of the National Knowledge Commission of India (2005-09). She was the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates, an international network of heterodox development economists, from 2002 to 2021. She has consulted for international organizations including
Awards and recognitions
Ghosh has received a number of awards, including:
- John Kenneth Galbraith award, 2023 from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, "in recognition of breakthrough discoveries in economics and outstanding contributions to humanity through leadership, research and service."
- International Economic Association Fellow Award, 2023.
- Adiseshaiah Award for distinguished contributions to the social sciences in India, 2015.
- Conference President, Indian Society for Labour Economics, 2013.[3]
- Satyendranath Sen Award, Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 2012.
- ILO Decent Work Research Prize, Geneva, 2011.
- NordSud Prize for Research in Social Sciences, Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, Italy, 2010.
- Ava Maiti Memorial Prize, Asiatic Society, Kolkata 2006.
- UNDP Award for Excellence in Analysis, (for West Bengal Human Development Report), New York 2006.
Personal life
Ghosh was married to Abhijit Sen, an economist who was a member of the disbanded Planning Commission. He passed away in 2022. She has one daughter, Jahnavi.
Selected bibliography
- Ghosh, Jayati. The making of a catastrophe: the disastrous economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic in India. Aleph Books (2022).
- Dixson-Declève, Sandrine, Owen Gaffney, Jayati Ghosh, Jorgen Randers, Johan Rockstrom, and Per Espen Stoknes. Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity. New Society Publishers, 2022.
- Rawal, Vikas, Jayati Ghosh, and C. P. Chandrasekhar. When governments fail: a pandemic and its aftermath. Tulika (2021).
- Ghosh, Jayati, ed. Informal women workers in the Global South: Policies and practices for the formalisation of women's employment in developing economies. Routledge, 2021.
- Reinert, Erik S., Jayati Ghosh, and Rainer Kattel, eds. Handbook of alternative theories of economic development. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.
- Ghosh, Jayati (ed.), Economics: Volume 2: India and the International Economy, ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations (Delhi, 2015).
- Ghosh, Jayati; Chandrasekhar, C.P. (2001). Crisis as conquest: learning from East Asia. New Delhi: ISBN 9788125018988.
- Ghosh, Jayati; Chandrasekhar, C.P. (2004) [1st. pub. LeftWord Books:2002]. The market that failed: neoliberal economic reforms in India (2nd ed.). New Delhi: ISBN 9788187496458. Also reprinted January 2008, January 2009, July 2011.
- Ghosh, Jayati (2009). Never done and poorly paid: women's work in globalising India. New Delhi: ISBN 9788188965441.
- Ghosh, Jayati (2009). After crisis: adjustment, recovery, and fragility in East Asia. New Delhi: ISBN 9788189487584.
See also
References
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Jayati Ghosh". Jawaharlal Nehru University. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Jayati Ghosh". www.jnu.ac.in. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
External links
- Faculty profile at Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Profile at National Knowledge Commission
- Column archive at The Asian Age
- Column archive at The Guardian
- AP implements Jayati Ghosh suggestions, The Hindu Business Line, 23 September 2006
- Jayati Ghosh awarded ILO prize, The Hindu, 12 February 2011
- Videos on YouTube
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