Articles by Jayant Bhandari

Confessions from China

In this Liberty Unbound article, I reflect on my travels in China, my instinctive frugality, Chinese saving habits, entrepreneurship, economic growth, and why China’s rise is rooted in culture.


Are Crises Good for the Economy?

In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss whether crises can help an economy, why the broken window fallacy remains false, and how India’s crises weakened government control and created space for private initiative.


Greece: A Lesson for All

Originally published in The Casey Report in July 2010, this article discusses Greece’s debt crisis, entitlement culture, socialism, corruption, welfare dependency, and the lessons it offers for both developed and developing economies.


Socialism Corrupts Society

In this Capitalism & Morality 2010 presentation, I discuss why socialism corrupts society, using India and the West to examine coercion, corruption, envy, entitlement, and the destruction of value creation.


Passage to India

Originally published in the March 2010 issue of Liberty Magazine, this article discusses India’s economic boom, cultural contradictions, institutional weaknesses, and the realities behind India’s rise.


Guarded Optimism

Originally published in the November 2009 issue of Liberty Magazine, this reflection discusses India’s corruption, violence, superstition, and social disorder, while also noting signs of cultural change driven by technology, media, telephony, and younger Indians.


Overcaste

Originally published in the August 2009 issue of Liberty Magazine, this reflection discusses India’s 2009 general election, Sonia Gandhi’s Congress Party, caste politics, criminal parliamentarians, Manmohan Singh, and the uncertainty of reform.


In Search of Promising Gold Prospects

In this Frank Talk article for U.S. Global Investors, I discuss my visit to gold projects in Colombia, including Ventana Gold’s La Bodega project, Greystar Resources’ Angostura project, and improving security conditions.


India, Behind and Beneath

Originally published in the March 2009 issue of Liberty Magazine, this article discusses India’s economic growth story and the corruption, bureaucracy, poverty, social hierarchy, and institutional weakness beneath the surface.


Banning Bad Luck

Originally published in the March 2009 issue of Liberty Magazine, this reflection discusses superstition, fatalism, bad luck, culture, institutions, and the avoidance of personal responsibility.