Outline of talk on "The Individual & the Society as actors of political economy"

1. The Individual & the Society as
actors of political economy
Presented by : Sameer Panje

2. The Individual & Society – Chicken & Egg?
► Natural Rights v/s Social Values
► Independence v/s Interdependence
► Objectivism v/s Collectivism

3. Is Liberty a western concept?
► Adam Smith – The father of Capitalism
► John Locke – A leading light of Liberty
► Chanakya – The philosophical progenitor of Smith
& Locke
► The Arthashastra – A timeless treatise

4. Sone ki Chidiya – A realistic Benchmark
► Salient features of our golden age

5. Objectivism & Collectivism in modern
history
► The US Bill of Rights & The French Revolution
► Marx & his legacy
► The ghost of Keynes
► The fall of the wall
► One legged giants – Singapore & Sweden
► Revivalist Collectivism in Latin America
► Nehruvian Socialism in India

6. An ethical case for liberty
► Why?
► How?

7. Questions