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Every time @pranaykotas and I teach public finance, we start with a guessing game. Most people get these numbers wrong, because few of us ever ask how much our governments spend, or where the money goes.

Swipe, guess, and tell us your score in the comments.

Pranay and I talked about these numbers and much more with @mil_vaishnav on #grandtamasha

@carnegieendow @hindustantimes

Link to the GrandTamasha podcast episode in the first comment. by @psarthak19

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6 days ago

"Less about what citizens should believe and more about how they should think." ~ Anjali Pal sums up Fiscal Fables in her review for @outlookindia @outlook_business. Thank you!

The review ends with the challenge @pranaykotas and I invite our readers to take up in the book:

- pick one public service you use.
- trace the money.
- find out which level of government is responsible.
- identify where things can go wrong.

Drop your answer in the comments!

Link to the full review in the first comment.

#publicfinance #bookreview #fiscalfederalism #economics

@karthoum_khartoum by @psarthak19

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8 days ago

September ends, and so do my two Delhi trips.

The "unintended consequence" of writing a book: Fun Reunions.
- Friends and college wingies who've been around since long.
- Ex-colleagues I hadn't met in a while.
- Students and ex-students, who we keep learning from.
- And of course, family!

Thank you all. (Must point out the costs they paid to get there: BRICS traffic bandobast, Delhi's regular traffic, rains etc.)

Until the next trip, Delhi.

Grateful to the hosts: Bahrisons (Khan Market and Saket), Midland (Hauz Khas), Kunzum Books (GK-II). taken in Delhi, India by @psarthak19

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9 days ago

Pens, notebooks and questions that went well beyond "where does the money go?"

Last Thursday we had a "FISCAL FABLES" discussion at BLR Design Centre. Thank you Manisha Marulasiddappa for steering the conversation.

@pranaykotas @auto.gelathi @janaagraha

@blrdesigncentre @karthoum_khartoum taken in Bangalore, India by @psarthak19

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11 days ago

Fiscal Fables is on Grand Tamasha this week.

We talk about the serious stuff, like tensions in fiscal federalism and competitive populism. But we also get into what Sholay's Gabbar Singh should learn from our book.

Thanks @mil_vaishnav for the engaging conversation!

@pranaykotas @carnegieendow @hindustantimes

@karthoum_khartoum @penguinindia

#grandtamasha by @psarthak19

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12 days ago

It was fun to moderate a discussion with @psarthak19 on the book ‘Fiscal Fables’, co-authored by @pranaykotas

I believe everyone should read this book. It is richly laced with pop culture references and deals with where our taxes go and how the government spends them!

After having read it, I can say that, for me, public finances are no longer an intimidating subject!

@kunzum by @psarthak19

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13 days ago

पब्लिक फाइनेंस की मास्टरक्लास

क्या आप जानते हैं कि भारत की लगभग सभी सरकारी सुविधाएँ इतनी खस्ताहाल क्यों हैं? इसकी एक बड़ी वजह है सरकार द्वारा पब्लिक फाइनेंस के बुनियादी तत्त्वों का उल्लंघन। अगर पब्लिक फाइनेंस के इन तीन तत्त्वों का पालन किए जाए तो भारत में क्रांतिकारी सुधार आ सकता है? कौन से वे तत्त्व?

जानने के लिए सुनिए पुलियाबाज़ी पब्लिक फाइनेंस की मास्टरक्लास!

पूरा एपिसोड: puliyabaazi.in | youtube.com/@puliyabaazi

Link in bio!

#FiscalFables #PublicFinance #FiscalPolicy #TaxPolicy #FiscalCouncil by @psarthak19

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15 days ago

There is something special about Independent bookstores like @goobes_book_republic. They keep public conversations alive i.e. bringing people together for discussions, curating shelves, and making space for public finance/policy books.

Thank you Ravi (@goomixcomics) and the team for hosting the Fiscal Fables discussion (and, of course, for the watercolour poster, hand-chalked welcome board and samosa.) taken in Church Street, Bangalore by @psarthak19

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15 days ago

Public finance shapes every road, school and bill in our lives.

Join us for the launch of Fiscal Fables: A Citizen's Guide to Public Finance (Penguin).

📍 Kunzum Books, GK-II, New Delhi
🗓 Monday, 28 September, 7 PM taken in Delhi, India by @psarthak19

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16 days ago

Signing and stamping Fiscal Fables copies at Church Street today.
Followed by ice cream celebrations and catching up with friends!

@pranaykotas @penguinindia @karthoum_khartoum taken in Church Street, Bangalore by @psarthak19

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19 days ago

Fiscal Fables is now out in bookstores, and we'd love to meet you and sign your copy in person.

Join us (Pranay & Sarthak) on Wed 23rd Sept, from 2:30 pm onwards on Church Street, Bengaluru:

📍 The Bookworm
📍 The Bookhive
📍 Higginbothams

Walk the route with us or drop in at any stop! taken in Church Street, Bangalore by @psarthak19

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20 days ago

हमारे शहर अमीर, पर उनकी सरकारें गरीब क्यों हैं?

भारत की GDP में हमारे शहरों का योगदान 60% से भी ज़्यादा है, लेकिन इनकी हालत रहने लायक नहीं है। क्यों हमारी फिल्मों तक में कभी कोई हीरो मेयर नहीं बनता? क्या है हमारे शहरों की खस्ताहालत की बुनियादी वजह?

जानिए हमारे ताज़ा एपिसोड में!

सुनिए, सुनाइए और साझा कीजिए!

Full episode: puliyabaazi.in | youtube.com/@puliyabaazi

Link in bio!

#FiscalFables #PublicFinance #IndianCities #SmartCities by @psarthak19

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