Fintech; Eps 33,34 of Everything is Everything
Fintech
Twenty years ago there was a lot of optimism about the fintech revolution and what it could do for Indian finance. My column in the Business Standard yesterday is Stocktaking the fintech revolution. I argue that the bulk of the purported gains did not arise in India, owing to the way in which the government and its agencies behave. The future of finance lies in reorienting financial economic policy.
Eps 33,34 of Everything is everything
We did two foundational episodes earlier: Ep 25 Understanding the state and Ep 26 When should the state act. The third in this group is Ep 33, Public choice theory explains so much. These three add up to the three big pillars for thinking and doing public policy.
Ep 34 is Organisation design for a family firm.