Castles in the air

October 16, 2018 | Mathew Idiculla

Last week, Paul Romer (along with William Nordhaus) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on “endogenous growth theory”. Interestingly, Romer has also been championing the creation of Charter Cities – new cities with distinct laws that seek to attract investment and economic growth. In this op-ed, Mathew Idiculla critically examine the motivations and the realities of such an idea in the Indian context.

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Mathew Idiculla, 'Castles in the air' (16 Oct 2018) <https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/castles-in-the-air/article25230289.ece> accessed on 02 Dec 2024