Jayati Ghosh
Jayati Ghosh (b. 1955) is one of the world's leading economists. She is professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru university, New Delhi, and the executive secretary of International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS). A regular columnist for the Guardian and several Indian journals and newspapers, she is a member of the National Knowledge Commission advising the Prime Minister of India.
There is no solution to the Greek crisis other than a restructuring of its debt, argues leading Indian economist Jayati Ghosh. The experience of heavily indebted African countries suggests that austerity measures might not only threaten economic recovery in the eurozone but could also trigger further recession.