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Surbhi Kesar is a young, Indian, pluralist economist, who has been researching the impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable Indians. The report she has contributed made the newspaper headlines in India. …
Indian Summary Read MorePublished by Promoting Economic Pluralism
Surbhi Kesar is a young, Indian, pluralist economist, who has been researching the impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable Indians. The report she has contributed made the newspaper headlines in India. …
Indian Summary Read MoreThe Mint caught up again with US-based, Kenyan economist, Mwangi wa Gĩthĩnji, on how Africa is coping with the pandemic and what that might mean in the long term with …
The Clout of Africa Read MoreUp to 38 million people in East Asian and Pacific countries will be pushed into poverty by the coronavirus crisis, the World Bank has said. It will be the region’s …
Pandemic to create millions of ‘new poor’ in East Asia: World Bank Read MoreThe cost to the U.S. economy of not closing racial gaps on wages, education, housing and investment runs to $16 trillion, according to a new estimate that frames a pivotal …
The cost of racial inequality is $16 trillion, new Citi report says Read MoreThe descendants of Indian Tamil tea plantation workers remain stuck at the bottom of Sri Lankan society. Many of them continue to work under harsh conditions for a meager daily …
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon tea workers live under a legacy of exploitation Read MoreCambodia’s Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, amid claims that that overlending to poor borrowers, who can ill-afford to repay, has resulted in land seizures …
Cambodia’s Microfinance Industry in Troubled Waters Read MoreThe government’s refusal to support proposals to increase the spending power of cooperatives was a “missed opportunity” for the green recovery, according to the MP who promoted it. Labour MP …
Coop green investment bill blocked by government Read MoreJust how far has the working class been left behind by the winner-take-all economy? A new analysis by the RAND Corporation examines what rising inequality has cost Americans in lost …
‘We were shocked’: RAND study uncovers massive income shift to the top 1% Read MoreJapan’s voluntary month-and-a-half shutdown of the economy in April due to COVID-19 has had a higher cost for women than men. A key reason: a “guilt gap” between women and …
Guilt, Gender, and an Inclusive Recovery: A Lesson from Japan Read MoreThe UK economy could enjoy a clean air dividend of £1.6bn if World Health Organisation (WHO) targets for air quality were met, a major new report has calculated. The research, …
Study: Cleaner air could net the UK a £1.6bn economic boost Read More