The Basu effect

The ruckus about the remarks made by chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu, to the effect that major economic reforms are stalled till the next general elections, may just have had a positive fallout. Basu had expressed what was hitherto articulated only behind closed doors or from unofficial quarters: the perception of a policy lockdown and its harmful effect on the economy, with growth down and prices shooting up.

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