-The Hindu Business Line     Whatever the criticisms against the UPA government may be, its effort to provide employment to large sections of the population under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act must be lauded. Yet, after the initial success of the scheme, the enthusiasm of the Central government itself seems to have diminished in its second term in power. How palpable is the shift to lower gear? Representatives of the UPA...

-Frontline In a situation of increasing life expectancy and crumbling traditional support structures, a universal social pension scheme that does not rely on contribution by a person or an employer can help the elderly. INDIA prides itself on being a "young" society, likely to benefit from a demographic dividend as children and young people move into working age groups over the next decade. This optimistic view assumes that society will be able...

-Down to Earth India faces a surplus of foodgrains. Is exporting a good option? With India's grain mountain set to implode, the government is desperate to push the exports of rice and wheat. However, a global glut and the resulting depression of prices are dimming the prospects of foodgrain exports. According to the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the nodal agency for grain trade in the country, India is sitting on 34 million...

-Macroscan.com Archaic subsidy rules that go against poor countries must be addressed and attempts to force them to compromise must be resisted at Bali to have meaningful trade talks. Please click here to download the entire article. * This article was originally published in the Guardian on 27 November, 2013. ...

-Macroscan.com   The author reviews the effectiveness of microfinance in developing countries by studying the experience of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Please click here to access the entire article This article was originally published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics 2013, 1 of 17.   ...