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Bibek Debroy

1955–2024

Also known as: Dr. Bibek Debroy

How Bibek Debroy is discussed in this archive

Authored 2 works 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