{"id":66,"date":"2005-10-21T13:26:45","date_gmt":"2005-10-21T17:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2005\/10\/21\/you-simply-must-go-by-ghosh\/"},"modified":"2005-10-21T13:26:45","modified_gmt":"2005-10-21T17:26:45","slug":"you-simply-must-go-by-ghosh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2005\/10\/21\/you-simply-must-go-by-ghosh\/","title":{"rendered":"You simply must go by Ghosh!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prof Jayati Ghosh [I must use full honorifics because she is a visitor]
\ngave the first<\/a> of three Massey Lectures on 2005: American Empire<\/a>. A
\nyear or so from now, Harvard University Press will publish the full
\ntext of the lecture. It cannot possibly be as good as hearing her in
\nperson. Working in the Littauer Building [North Yard] one gets the
\nimpression that some folks think the American Empire is doing just
\nfine. Prof. Jayati did not describe a unique end state, but she did
\npoint that the Empire is in a whole bunch of trouble.<\/p>\n

 I especially
\nappreciated [in a gawking at an auto wreck sort of way] her description
\nof how the Military Industrial Complex has been used to stabilize an
\neconomy which has otherwise questionable fundamentals. [Professor N.
\nGregory refuses to think about such things.] In response to her remarks
\nabout the relative benefits of being an Empire vs. developing country,
\nan audiant asked if in fact India had not benefitted handsomely from
\nthe outsourcing of American jobs. She replied that some people had
\nbenefitted handsomely, but that they are quite few in number. It might
\nbe good for us to pursue her views on outsourcing and more generally
\nunionization.<\/p>\n

She made these remarks
\nin the Barker Center just outside the south east corner of the Yard.
\nMaybe that explains how she could get away with it. Anyway, y’all will
\nhave another chance to hear her today at 4:00 PM  in the
\nnortheast corner of the Yard – Robinson Hall, Lower Library.<\/p>\n

Poverty and Development in India and China\n<\/div>\n

\nYou simply must go by Ghosh!<\/p>\n

Professor, I know this little play on your name is not new to you,
\nbut
\nit’s new to me and I thought probably some others. I hope it doesn’t
\noffend. I sort of lied to you. I will not, in fact, have to infiltrate
\nHarvard University Press. My MP3 recorder worked reasonably well. But I
\ncannot come today, so it will be a new challenge. I will see if I can
\ncome to the reception. I wish I could bring an iris, but that is
\nanother challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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