Inclusive Economics: Gandhian Method and Contemporary Policy

It is in such situations that a revival of Gandhian method could be useful. Pani manages to bring out a method from Gandhi's writings that can help ensure that pragmatism does not degenerate into expediency. He builds a consistent inclusive method and places it in the context of recent debates on economic methodology. As such an exercise has not been tried out before, some of its elements will surprise Gandhians. And some of the implicit recomendations, like the need to focus on the individual rather than national economies, will surprise mainstream economists. But at a time when ideology has failed, a scientific return to Gandhi does appear promising.