Aseem Shrivastava > Quotes

“in 1971 the US refused to convert dollars held by foreigners into gold.”
― Aseem Shrivastava, Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India

“India’s present challenges cannot be understood or addressed unless they are viewed from a historical perspective.”
― Aseem Shrivastava, Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India

“After globalization, there is a ‘China Price’ for every product.”
― Aseem Shrivastava, Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India

“Human society cannot remain immune to the dominant values—of competitiveness and aggression, greed and covetousness—required by a ‘successful’ industrial economy.”
― Aseem Shrivastava, Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India

“Along with the opening up of economies, neo-liberal policies involve privatization of public sector enterprises, including socially critical areas such as water supply, health and education. This is often done under the garb of cutting government spending and balancing the budget. They also normally force a devaluation of the poor, borrowing country’s currency, as well as asking for ‘flexible labour markets’ (which effectively means workers can be hired and fired at will).”
― Aseem Shrivastava, Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India