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Amartya Sen has reshaped how we measure poverty by placing human capabilities at the centre of development. He has urged the world to see development not just in income, but in the real freedoms ...
Minnesota's $1 billion welfare fraud schemes spark federal investigation into hawala money transfers potentially benefiting ...
Classic economic theory assumes low-income people would stop working if governments gave them money as a strategy to reduce ...
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Why mass immigration collides with generous welfare states

Rich welfare states promise security from cradle to grave, but that promise becomes harder to keep when large inflows of people arrive faster than economies and institutions can adjust. The political ...
The two sides explored in depth the Party’s role in leadership, orientation, oversight and strategic coordination in economic ...
It is an annual award for those who have done the most for fraternity and the abolition of war over peace in the world. The ...

New red flag

The red flag still waves over Beijing — but the bearer is not the bicycle-riding factory worker, the rural peasant, or the ...
This autumn there was a chaotic federal government shutdown that mostly resulted from a dispute over benefits for lower ...
The future of the Left in India will be decided by the ability of the movement to rebuild and deepen its links with the ...
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Dependency theory and condition of the poor in developing world

For decades, the global economy has promised convergence. The message has been straightforward: open your markets, liberalise ...