24: Why the Idea of a Cracker Ban Was a Flight of Fancy

Mint Capital Calculus by Mint Capital Calculus

Nov 19, 202024:46Business

In the run-up to Diwali this year the Delhi government banned sale and bursting of firecrackers. But nothing really changed. Begging the larger question: Do bans really work? This episode examines this vexing question in...

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