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Bush said: “If money isn’t loosened up ... that what the president said were “the 10 most important words in the history of economics.” Elaborating on what he meant, the billionaire ...

Lakshmi Subramanian’s book, India before the Ambanis — A History of Indian Business Money and Economy, reviewed here is a rare work of lucid historical scholarship. Through her lively and ...