ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Ravi Kanbur. Gunnar Myrdal’s Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations was published 50 years ago (Myrdal 1968). The Preface to the book starts with the Latin phrase: “HABENT SUA FATA LIBELLI – books have their own destiny”, and this one is no exception.

Detailed explanation-2: -He is best known in the United States for his study of race relations, which culminated in his book An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gunnar Myrdal was a Swedish economist, politician, and social advocate who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1974. Myrdal’s economic work included contributions to price theory and applied work in international development.

Detailed explanation-4: -The book Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations (1968) represents a 10-year study of poverty in Asia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Myrdal called his book “Asian Drama” because of the tensions he saw being played out in Asia between modern ideals and the traditional. The book is a course in the developmental economics and politics of poverty in South Asia.