Workshop on Governance and Political Economy Held at the MYRA School of Business

Workshop on Governance and Political Economy Held at the MYRA School of Business PR Newswire MYSORE, India, December 27, 2012 MYSORE, India, December 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The MYRA School of Business hosted the "Workshop on Governance and Political Economy" in Mysore on December 17th and 18th. The Workshop was held in association with the Department of Economics at University of Warwick and the Association for Public Economic Theory, and was organized by Prof. Amrita Dhillon, University of Warwick and Prof. Shalini Urs, MYRA School of Business. http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121120/577568 http://www.myra.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Workshop-Group-MYRA.jpg In line with MYRA's vision to further socially-relevant management research, this inter-disciplinary workshop brought together 28 renowned economists, political scientists, and policymakers from 10 different countries to address pressing issues related to political accountability, effective governance, and corruption. Prof. Pranab Bardhan, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and one of the world's most influential scholars on developmental economics and political economy, was the plenary speaker. In his talk, "Corruption in India - When Preaching Piety is Not Enough," he gave a well-reasoned and nuanced critique of efforts to reduce corruption in India.