poverty

Global poverty: fantasy or reality?
Unpacking the recent Smith and Hickel debate on the evolution of global poverty.
Rishabh Kumar | Jun 25, 2021

Far from concrete
India's Street Vendors Act could be a big leap forward for those it seeks to serve, but important gaps must be filled during its implementation.
Alen John | Dec 05, 2014

In cash or in kind?
A universal Public Distribution System would do better than direct cash transfers in solving India’s food-policy conundrum
Deepankar Basu and Debarshi Das | Apr 19, 2013

To live free
A new book exposes the myths behind India's 'growth miracle', and looks for ways out of the ecological and social devastation of the current neoliberal model.
Madhusree Mukerjee | Jan 22, 2013

The danger of Grameenism
Far from being a panacea for fighting rural poverty, microcredit can impose additional burdens on the rural poor.
Patrick Bond | Oct 01, 2010

Equalising burden-sharing
While the impact of climate change is global, the response is piecemeal and there is an increasing burden on the developing countries, and the poor living there.
Mukul Sanwal | Oct 01, 2009

A future out of grasp
We've seen poverty, and it is us. A Millennium Development Goal target-evaluation exercise tells us there is no need to smile.
Kunda Dixit | Nov 01, 2005

The Madrassa and the State of Pakistan
The madrassas of Pakistan are said to be the breeding ground for much of South and Central Asian militancy, but for the accusations made there is precious little known about these Islamic seminaries and their …
Tariq Rahman | Feb 01, 2004
