poverty

The human dimension to Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

On rising poverty, income inequality, and potential solutions.

| Oct 14, 2022

Global poverty: fantasy or reality?

Unpacking the recent Smith and Hickel debate on the evolution of global poverty.

| 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.

| 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

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.

| 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.

| 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.

| 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.

| Nov 01, 2005

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The secrets of ‘All That Breathes’

Shaunak Sen’s Oscar-nominated documentary looks at Muslim brothers caring for kites in Delhi, but also carries a veiled message on religious hatred in Modi’s India