Handbook of Hindu Economics and Business
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The innovative Handbook offers 23 state-of-the-art peer-reviewed essays by leading international authorities summarizing evidence-based research on ancient and modern India. For example, Kautilya's Economics text published some 2000 years before Adam Smith is shown to include ideas in Marx's Labor Theory of Value, UN's Human Rights, optimization, etc. Hindu India topics include: beef eating, astrology, rituals, sacraments, pilgrimages, guilt-free pursuit of wealth and pleasures, caste system's huge costs and benefits in nurturing entrepreneurship, charity, Hindu Law, gender issues, overpopulation problem, yoga for business management and human capital growth. The scholarly essays provide a unique reference work for students, teachers, businessmen, India investors and general readers. Handbook of Hindu Economics and Business......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Preface......Page 5 Foreword......Page 12 Alphabetic List of All Contributors......Page 13 PART 1 Chapters with a Primary Focus on Ancient Hindu Texts......Page 21 Chapter 1 Economics, Business and Management in Ancient Hindu Texts......Page 22 Chapter 2 Kautilya on Prudence, Protection, and Prosperity......Page 39 Chapter 3 Socioeconomic Importance of Animals Including Cows in Hinduism......Page 53 Chapter 4 Hindu Economic Philosophy......Page 63 Chapter 5 Four-fold Objectives of Life for Individual and Societal Growth as per Hinduism......Page 78 Chapter 6 Hindu Social Corporate Form and Shreni Dharma: Cure for Greed......Page 87 Chapter 7 Ayurvedic Medicine: Ancient Hindu Wisdom......Page 108 Chapter 8 The Ahamkaara Factor in Bhaarateeya Arthashaastra......Page 122 Chapter 9 Dharma and the Growth of an Individual......Page 134 Chapter 10 Impact of Hindu Rituals, Festivals, and Pilgrimages on Socioeconomic Well-Being in India......Page 151 Chapter 11 Kautilya on Ethical Anchoring as Systemic Risk Management......Page 172 PART 2 Chapters with a Primary Focus on Recent History......Page 188 Chapter 12 India Growth: The Untold Story– Caste as Social Capital......Page 191 Chapter 13 Losses from Hindu Socioeconomic Practices......Page 202 Chapter 14 Sustainability of Hinduism and the Hindu Rate of Growth as the Global Growth Rate......Page 211 Chapter 15 Role of Hinduism in India’s Population Problem......Page 228 Chapter 16 Impact of Past Karma and Astrology Chart on Hindu Economic Life......Page 246 Chapter 17 Charity in India......Page 260 Chapter 18 Ancient Hindu Wisdom for Modern Day Management and Leadership......Page 273 Chapter 19 Yoga for Growth in Human Capital......Page 279 Chapter 20 ArthaKranti Perspective on the Indian and Global Economy......Page 294 Chapter 21 Hindutva Principle Of Economic Development......Page 324 Chapter 22 Interactions among Social, Political, and Economic Dimensions of Inequalities in India: An Interpretation......Page 345 Chapter 23 Hindu Law and Evolution of Womens’ Property Rights......Page 354 Index......Page 369
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