Ideas of India: Libertarianism by Necessity

Sparking New Thinking
- Read Discourse magazine
  Online journal dedicated to promoting and defending
  classical liberal values with new and innovative thinking
Exchanging Insight
- Conversations
  with Tyler
  Interviews with today’s
  underrated thinkers
- Macro Musings
  Deep dives into critical
  macroeconomic issues
- Ideas of India
  Explorations of vital questions
  in Indian political economy
- Hayek Program
  Podcast
  Lectures and discussions on
  political economy
Funding Innovation
- Emergent Ventures
  Grants and fellowships for talented individuals with unique
  ideas for changing the world

Advancing Ideas
- Sparking New Thinking
  - Read Discourse magazine
    Online journal dedicated to promoting and defending
    classical liberal values with new and innovative thinking
- Exchanging Insight
  - Conversations
    with Tyler
    Interviews with today’s
    underrated thinkers
  - Macro Musings
    Deep dives into critical
    macroeconomic issues
  - Ideas of India
    Explorations of vital questions
    in Indian political economy
  - Hayek Program
    Podcast
    Lectures and discussions on
    political economy
- Funding Innovation
  - Emergent Ventures
    Grants and fellowships for talented individuals with unique
    ideas for changing the world
Research
- Scholars
  - Learn more about our scholars and find their
    latest work
- Topics
- Tools
  - QuantGov
    Open-source policy analytics
    platform
  - Research Library
    Archive of our research
    with advanced search tools
- Policy Commentary
  - Mercatus Policy Digest
    Latest policy ideas and analysis from our scholars
Students
- Fellowships
  - Academic & Student Programs
    Political economy training and support for students at Mason and universities around the world
- Online Economics Education
  - Visit Marginal Revolution University
    Online platform providing a world-class economics education to everyone, everywhere for free

August 6, 2020

Ideas of India: Libertarianism by Necessity

Shruti Rajagopalan
Senior Research Fellow, Indian Political Economy and Emergent Ventures India

Ideas of India

Host Shruti Rajagopalan examines the academic ideas that can propel India forward. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, and most other podcast apps.

Key materials

Discourse

Contact us

To speak with a scholar or learn more on this topic, visit our contact page.

Shruti Rajagopalan talks to Ajay Shah about when a market failure justifies state intervention. Read the transcript at Discourse.

Economics and Public Policy

Ideas of India: Libertarianism by Necessity

Shruti Rajagopalan

Related Content

Ideas of India: The Hindi Gangster Film Tradition | Discourse

Shruti Rajagopalan

Ideas of India: Can India Kickstart Its Economy and Change Its Growth Trajectory?

Ideas of India: Coming Out as Dalit—A Journey From Shame to Pride

Connect With Mercatus