thomas isaac

  1. Strong Centre, Weak States?
    06
    Apr

    Strong Centre, Weak States?

    There is a reason India has a federal structure. We’re too big and too diverse. While one ought to be wary of those who want to centralize authority, in India’s case we need to be doubly concerned now that there’s a fascist government at the Centre. In the extract below, taken from Challenges to Indian Fiscal Federalism (also available as an eBook), the authors outline how the structure of decentralized autonomy has been undermined, especially since liberalization. Quasi Federalism? Su[...]
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  2. Possible Communism
    04
    Apr

    Possible Communism

    Those who keep repeating ad nauseum that communism isn’t sustainable, should read Building Alternatives: The Story of India’s Oldest Construction Workers’ Cooperative by T.M. Thomas Isaac and Michelle Williams. Fortunately for us, this possible communism does not believe in sustaining itself through an unending cycle of bloody wars. Here’s Vijay Prashad’s preface to the book: Possible Communism Misery greets the planet. Social inequality has reached unbelievable levels – where f[...]
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  3. Book Launch- 'Building Alternatives: The Story of India's Oldest Construction Workers' Cooperative'
    04
    Apr

    Book Launch- 'Building Alternatives: The Story of India's Oldest Construction Workers' Cooperative'

    The launch of the new book 'Building Alternatives: The Story of India's Oldest Construction Workers' Cooperative' became an occasion to celebrate alternatives that could move humanity forward in the long road to socialism. The book, which recounts the journey of the Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) in Kerala, has been written by T.M. Thomas Isaac, Kerala's Finance Minister, and Michelle Williams, Associate Professor at the Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa. It has[...]
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