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020			_a9780143426189
040			_cNational Institute of Technology Goa
082			_a330.0954 _bTRA/ART
100			_aTrautmann, Thomas R
110			_aDas, Gurcharan
245			_aArtha Shastra: the science of wealth
250			_a1st
260			_aHaryana: _b Penguin Random House India, _c 2016
300			_bxxvi, 180p.: _c 5x8x1; _e Paperback
520			_aAscribed to Kautilya (commonly identified as the prime minister of Chandragupta Maurya) and dating back more than 2,000 years, the Arthashastra is the world’s first manual in political economy. It has a pre-eminence in Indian thought that is akin to that of Machiavelli’s The Prince in Europe. Arthashastra (literally, ‘the science of wealth’) is a study of economic enterprise; specifically, Kautilya’s treatise advises the king on the business of creating prosperity. This ancient text provides a fascinating window into the social and economic structures of the time, and into the intricacies of statecraft—for the Arthashastra also addresses the question: what makes a good leader? This book is intended to be an introduction to the economic philosophy of the Arthashastra. Its goal is to analyse the relevance of this classic text in its own time—in a world in which kings were regulators of economic activities of their subjects, but also entrepreneurs themselves—in the conviction that it has much to teach us that has value in our own age.
650			_2Economics _a Economics; Kautalya; Arthasastra; Economic: India history sources; Ecomonic: India early works to 1800
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