classical liberal
Bibek Debroy
1955–2024
Also known as: Dr. Bibek Debroy
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Authored 1 work in the archive.
Referenced in 1 other work — including For Absolute Freedom of Expression .
In For Absolute Freedom of Expression : Bibek Debroy's 2007 Indian Express column is held up as the cautionary example of a liberty-defender confusing freedom of expression with freedom of action — Kapoor singles Debroy out for lumping defamation with perjury and copyright violations as restrictable speech.
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- For Absolute Freedom of Expression
- "Consider Bibek Debroy's article, titled 'Politics of bans and rights,' in The Indian Express on November 28, 2007." — Kapoor uses Debroy as his within-the-liberal-camp counterexample to illustrate the conceptual mistake the essay aims to clear up
- "Notice how he mixes various things- freedom of expression with freedom of action, defamation with perjury and copyright violations." — Kapoor's direct critique of Debroy's analytic conflation
- The Perils of a Welfare State
- "Bibek Debroy, in this excerpt from the book 'After the Welfare State', talks about the perils of a Welfare State" — explicit authorship attribution opening the entry's body text