The true measure of poverty

Dario Berrebi

India uses one of the most controversial and perhaps a very convenient method to measure its poverty. We should design a more inclusive method of measuring poverty and change the way we look at who is poor if we are to make any dent in the huge numbers of poor people in India.

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Understanding Inflation

Limakumba Walling

Economics textbooks in India have a very linear way of dealing with the topic of inflation. It is high time however that we moved away from this linear method and included a wider understanding of what inflation is and what the different causes of inflation are. For only then will we be able to battle it.

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Building human capital

Meenakshi

A healthy human capital is perhaps a country’s most valuable asset. So let us not look at our large population as a burden but as a resource which if strengthened with education and health can contribute to the growth of the country.

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Growth, development and the Indian economy

VN Balasubramanyam

India’s growth is often compared with that of China’s by virtue of the fact that they are both large countries with large populations. But how right is it to compare the two? Beyond the already mentioned criteria how similar are the two countries? And how does India actually fare against China?

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The underbelly of industrialization

Sukanya Das

Industrialization is inevitable if a country aspires to grow and develop. While industrialization promotes growth it also engenders environmental harm. What measures should a government therefore be taking to avoid serious damage to the environment while ensuring that industries continue to support a country’s economy?

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