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Panic about Petrol Prices

  • April 19, 2022
  • C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

The latest IPCC report makes it clear: the planet is now dangerously close to a tipping point and reliance on fossil fuels has to be drastically curtailed and even fully eliminated soon, to avoid catastrophic climate changes. Obviously, this urgent…

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The Feminist Building-blocks of a Just, Sustainable Economy

  • November 19, 2021
  • Jayati Ghosh
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

Feminist economists have long argued that the purpose of an economy is to support the survival and flourishing of life, in all its forms. This may seem obvious but it turns on its head the prevailing view, which implicitly assumes…

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The Inter linkages between Paid and Unpaid Labour: A homage to Krishna Bharadwaj

  • August 26, 2021
  • Jayati Ghosh
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

In this article, Jayati Ghosh attempts to extend Krishna Bharadwaj’s insight on interlinked rural markets to the analysis of the interlinkages between paid and unpaid economic activities; in other words, between work and employment. Specifically, Jayati Ghosh argues that the…

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Invitation to a symposium in honour of Professor Irfan Habib on his 90th birthday

  • August 5, 2021
  • Macroscan Team
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

Sahmat, Social Scientist and Tulika Books invite you to a symposium in honour of Professor Irfan Habib on his 90th birthday IN DEFENCE OF HISTORY Thursday, 12 August 2021, 6.30 to 8.30 pm (IST) SPEAKERS Romila Thapar Amiya Kumar Bagchi Aditya Mukherjee…

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Announcement for ‘Editor, Gender and Development Journal’ for Circulation

  • August 4, 2021
  • Macroscan Team
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

The Journal Gender and Development is looking for an Editor Oxfam India is now part of a southern consortium of Oxfams (Turkey, Colombia, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil being the other Oxfams in the consortium) which will host the Gender…

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Do Formalisation Policies help Women Workers?

  • April 7, 2021
  • Macroscan Team
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

Webinar sponsored by PERI and IDEAs Panel discussion on the new book "Informal Women Workers in the Global South" with Jayati Ghosh, Martha Chen, Diane Elson, Pasuk Phongpaichit, Dzodzi Tsikata, Hameda Deedat, and C. P. Chandrasekhar

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Do Formalisation Policies help Women Workers?

  • March 31, 2021
  • Macroscan Team
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 || 7.30 AM (US EDT), 11.30 AM (GMT), 5.00 PM (IST), 6.30 PM (THAILAND TIME) FOR MORE INFORMATION: KWEINSTEIN@PERI.UMASS.EDU SHOUVIK@UMASS.EDU ANEELMANI@GMAIL.COM THIS PROGRAM IS JOINTLY SPONSORED BY PERI AND IDEAs.

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One Year since the First Lockdown: India’s unfolding crisis

  • March 23, 2021
  • Macroscan Team
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

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Webinar : Financialization and the Crisis of Capitalism

  • March 17, 2021
  • Macroscan Team
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

On Mar 20, 2021 at 06:30 PM (IST) The Rethinking Economics India Network is hosting a four-part series of events on Capitalism and Patriarchy. The opening event is on Financialization and the Crisis of Capitalism. It aims to bring to…

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The Global Angle to the Farmer Protests

  • December 31, 2020
  • Utsa Patnaik
  • Development Economics
  • 0 Comments

The farmers’ movement for the repeal of the three farm laws which affect them closely but have been rammed through without consulting them, has now entered its second month. It is of historic significance. It is not just about minimum…

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