Aid, expatriates and the Afghan Economy
The reconstruction of the Afghan economy hinges on the development of infrastructure, the restoration of the institutions of state and the economic space within which they can pursue a national development agenda. But what is …
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The decolonisation of water
An engineer-turned-social auditor produces a book for the classroom that comprehensively critiques the certitudes of the global and South Asian water technocracy.
Pradeep Adhikary | Aug 01, 2003
Sex Work in the south
A detailed survey profiles the grey world of sex workers in Madras.
The Editors | Aug 01, 2003
Contemptible justice
The excessive power the Indian judiciary wields in respect of contempt is a way of shielding itself from legitimate criticism.
Prashant Bhushan | Aug 01, 2003
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