About the Book: Arthashastra: The Science of Wealth
Trautmanns analysis and rendering of Arthashashtra is a unique exercise-Business
Standard This book is a definitive introduction to the classic text, the
Arthashastra, the worlds first manual on political economy. The 2000-year-old
treatise is ascribed to Kautilya, the prime minister of King Chandragupta
Maurya, and is as important to Indian thought as Machiavellis The Prince is to
Europe. Arthashastra, or the science of wealth, is a study of economic
enterprise, and advises the king entrepreneur on how to create prosperity.
Thomas Trautmanns exploration of this seminal work illuminates its underlying
economic philosophy and provides invaluable lessons for the modern