Inequality

Book
Book Review

Blindness of US Economists to Inequalities in the Land of the Free and (Un)equal

With its focus on growth and efficiency, mainstream Economics in the US has by and large ignored inequality. As a result, it has not tackled the big question: Is American capitalism today compatible…
▶11-Dec-2024
Avanti Mukherjee
Book
Book Review

Case for a More Inclusive Social System

In his new book, Joseph Stiglitz argues that neoliberalism has focused too much on limiting government restrictions (negative freedoms) while neglecting government support (positive freedoms). This…
▶04-Oct-2024
Arjun Jayadev

The Mess that is Waste Management in Urban India

Mountains of garbage in India’s cities, but empty pockets, minds, and hearts. India’s grandiose development dreams will drown in a sea of apathy and bad planning without an immediate change in…
▶16-Jan-2024
Ankur Bisen

Climate Change Aggravates Consumption Inequality

High temperatures have unequal impacts on household consumption across India and thus widen socio-economic inequality. To fight this, the country’s climate response must promote mindful consumption…
▶01-Jan-2024
Raavi Aggarwal

A New Dawn? Can India Reverse Its Staggering Inequality?

How long will India’s working people live with a policy regime that concentrates unimaginable levels of wealth in a few hands and leaves millions of people struggling for food, healthcare, decent…
▶24-Feb-2023
Harsh Mander

India's Inequality Problem

India’s inequality is driven by limited upward mobility due, in turn, to unequal opportunity. Greater taxation of wealth will make possible investments in education, health, and infrastructure which…
▶23-Jun-2021
Maitreesh Ghatak

What Would Make India’s Growth Sustainable?

Supply-side measures to revive the economy run the risk of ending up in short growth bursts that are also not inclusive. A policy that pushes domestic demand, especially in rural India, is a better…
▶13-Aug-2020
Maitreesh Ghatak, Ashok Kotwal, Bharat Ramaswami
Essay

Seven Lessons for the Future

The pandemic has already taught us that for a better world we cannot have the market as the backbone of the economy; we need a more inclusive politics; decentralised governance is essential; and we…
▶14-May-2020
Prem Chandavarkar

School Differentiation in India Reinforces Social Inequalities

In promoting schooling that is differentiated by class, caste, region, religion, language and standards, the state is working against the possibility of realising a democratic and equitable society.
▶12-Apr-2019
A R Vasavi