The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c11.s5.20

c11.s5.20

In spite of his formal warning Breloer has given reasons to understand that in connection with the Kauṭalyan polity he is using “planned economy” in the contemporary “anti-liberal” sense and that his sentiments lean towards anti-liberalism. His work is therefore bound to be the butt of much criticism from the standpoint of modern economics. One cannot help feeling that this huge tome of some 600 pages is essentially a study in contemporary planned economy. Indeed, this is apparent in the very title. Only the illustrations have been drawn from Kauṭalya. In other words, Kauṭalya has been presented virtually as an anticipator of economic planning. This is a serious proposition and eminently open to challenge.