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'This is a most unusual textbook on macroeconomics: it is highly original, not to say idiosyncratic, in both content and exposition, with some eye-catching illustrations by Sahana Subramanyam ... Students outside India might find it rather too Indo-centric, but it certainly belongs in every university library, since it offers a distinctive and convincing defense of pluralism in macroeconomic theory. John King, OEconomia 'This book is clearly different for good and I really hope that it would bring in winds of change in the pedagogy of Macroeconomics ...' Mohit Arora, Developing Economics 'It is very unusual for a Macroeconomics textbook to cite quotations from Saadat Hasan Manto or Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar. But there it is-life, literature and Economics intricately linked together. Following the same logic came the emphases on gender, caste and social realities of India ... The value of this book lies in presenting Economics as a social science. This book is going to be of enormous help for beginners. The author deserves all our praise for undertaking this laudable venture.' Debarshi Das, Indian Journal of Human Development 'The primary thrust of this book is to make students aware that alternatives to the mainstream do exist ... Thomas's book demonstrates how the modern student of economics must learn to integrate context and concept ... the use of specifically Indian literature is a vital contribution to the global project of decolonizing economic pedagogy. Rahul Menon, Economic & Political Weekly

'This is a most unusual textbook on macroeconomics: it is highly original ... in both content and exposition ... It is very well written and also very scholarly. John King, OEconomia - Histoire/Epistemologie/Philosophie 'This book is clearly different for good and I really hope that it would bring in winds of change in the pedagogy of Macroeconomics ...' Mohit Arora, Developing Economics 'It is very unusual for a Macroeconomics textbook to cite quotations from Saadat Hasan Manto or Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar. But there it is-life, literature and Economics intricately linked together. Following the same logic came the emphases on gender, caste and social realities of India ... The value of this book lies in presenting Economics as a social science. This book is going to be of enormous help for beginners. The author deserves all our praise for undertaking this laudable venture.' Debarshi Das, Indian Journal of Human Development 'The primary thrust of this book is to make students aware that alternatives to the mainstream do exist ... Thomas's book demonstrates how the modern student of economics must learn to integrate context and concept ... the use of specifically Indian literature is a vital contribution to the global project of decolonizing economic pedagogy. Rahul Menon, Economic & Political Weekly '... a safe and reliable source of information when taking the first steps in the study of modern macroeconomics.' Santiago J. Gahn, Review of Keynesian Economics '... a welcomed, invigorating study of macroeconomics principles ... Thomas's book inspires economics educators to pursue a reflective and pluralist approach to macroeconomics, founded in the principles of open-mindedness, realism and social purpose, without losing on the technical rigour or policy applicability.' Danielle Guizzo, Review of Political Economy

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Alex M. Thomas is Assistant Professor of Economics at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India. His primary research is in the area of history of economic thought, with a special focus on classical economics. His research has been published in both national and international journals such as Economic & Political Weekly, History of Economic Ideas, History of Economics Review, and Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics.

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