Jean Dreze: Last-mile hurdles in NREGA payments puncture India’s techno-utopian delusions

‘We are still very far from financial inclusion in the full sense of the term,’ the economist says in the foreward to a new report on delays in NREGA payments.

Jean Drèze

· Nov 19, 2020 · 11:30 am

Can tourism alleviate global poverty? Only if the money goes to the poorer countries

The UN has even declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. But how many tourists head to less developed countries?

Susanne Becken, The Conversation

· Aug 25, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Is it really criminal to steal food when you’re destitute?

In Italy, a homeless man was excused by the supreme court for stealing food. In the UK, people living in poverty are fined for it.

Ruth Patrick, The Conversation

· May 13, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Women on top: Why this Kerala self-help initiative is so much in demand by political parties

The coming local body elections will see 38,268 women candidates as compared to 37,281 men contesting, over 13,100 of whom belong to a single all-women self-help group called Kudumbashree.

TK Devasia

· Nov 01, 2015 · 11:30 am