Missing worldview in the economic agenda of Bharatiya Janata Party: what can be learned from Social and Solidarity Economy?

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article presents an overview of the transition of economic agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has been in power in India since 2014. This economic policy is often criticised for lack of a worldview of economic realities. This article seeks to draw lessons from Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in the shaping of a theoretical foundation for the economic agenda of the BJP. It critically analyses how the principles of SSE identify with the ideological currents of the BJP’s economic agenda in relation to the recognition of the third sector, cooperation, governance principles and edifying values.