[lbo-talk] Friedman, Free Market and Freedom

[Carl Remick]

On 10/19/07, Yoshie Furuhashi <critical.montages at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/19/07, Carl Remick <carlremick at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ... All in all, India has done an
> > extraordinary job melding the dynamics of technocracy and democratic
> > civil rights with respect for multitudinous ancient ethnic and
> > religious beliefs.
> >
> It is said that the country well known for its dynamic "technocracy
> and democratic civil rights with respect for multitudinous ancient
> ethnic and religious beliefs" (setting aside occasional pogroms) lets
> 99.6% of its population who are in need of palliative care do without
> it, "spending their last days writhing in agony, wishing death would
> hurry."

I have no knowledge to dispute those charges, Yoshie, and certainly no
willingness to belittle their importance.  Nonetheless, focusing on
the overall topic of democratic nation-building and economic
development, I think India deserves recognition for many singular
achievements since gaining independence.  And I certainly still stand
by my concluding remark (below) that followed what I said above:


> > While I haven't finished Guha's fascinating book, my impression so far
> > is that India offers a much more impressive and inspiring example of
> > democratic nation-building than the US does.

Carl