raja swamy's List: Planning Commission

• The inability to see this basic distinction reflects   a blurring of vision which has come about not because   of some abstract ''globalisation'' but because of a blurring   of interests of a section of the Indian elite with the   interests of imperialism, and a consequent lack of recognition   that this does not necessarily contribute to the well-being   or even reflect the desires of the majority of the Indian   population.

  • Shift from institutions of state interacting with multilateral financial orgs or consultancies tied to imperialist interests to opening up state institutions to these entities
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• The previous government had used the advice of agencies   such as the World Bank and foreign consultants, even   though they were not incorporated into bodies constituted   by the government, to intensify a programme of neo-liberal   economic policies.
• the official attitude appears to institutionalise   and internalise the status of the same foreign policy   advice that needs to be re-examined

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