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India can reap the benefits of demographic change and achieve equitable and sustainable development for its growing population only through a holistic
To take advantage of their favourable demographic transitions over the coming decades, the developing and least developed countries (LDCs) need to add
Global North and South have different ambitions, but LiFE helps draw a common thread somewhere between the two without asking them to compromise on th
Although energy poverty is a crisis that needs to be addressed, the West should review the persistent call for phasing out energy subsidies in poor co
Policy responses must be targeted to uplift those who were at the lowest socio-economic rungs as it shows that a higher degree of social mobility help
Better border management and regulations need to be set in place by the BBIN member states to curb human trafficking in this region.
Will Angola be able to develop its economy by improving governance, rooting out corruption, and rebalancing its relationship with China and the West?
Several factors aside from mismanagement, corruption, and poverty under democratic rule have led to the rise of military coups in the African continen
The phenomenon of street children has a long history and yet has not received the policy attention it deserves
Modern India has put a lie to the notion that democratic governance and economic progress are incompatible with extreme social diversity and high init
The zero sum game witnessed during this pandemic has deepened cleavages and widened inequality across the world
The pandemic has exacerbated the income and digital divide in Brazil, particularly amongst the children and youth demographic
The Seychelles has taken proactive legislative steps to ensure that the pandemic’s impact on children is reduced
MDBs’ private sector lending arms are expected to build distinctiveness in lessons learned and best practices in catalysing private sector finance f
To assert itself at a global scale, India must employ development cooperation objectives and utilise multilateral and plurilateral forums through a st
The policy decision to decarbonise capital flows are important in driving the necessary shift towards a more sustainable and resilient global order, b
The pandemic will lead to pushing 96 million more people into extreme poverty, with 47 million being women and girls.
Marginalised sections of the urban population, particularly women, are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and extreme climate ch
It is about recognising that while cities offer economic opportunities to millions, they come with poor and overcrowded housing, lack of safe water an
दुनियां भर में आई आर्थिक सुस्ती और सम्मेलन के वर्चुअल प्�
निर्धनता से जुड़ी सरकारी नीतियों का ज़ोर ग्रामीण भारत पर
The challenge is not ‘to build back better’ but ‘to build forward better’ where the nature and climate nexus lies within the development parad
The goal of universal healthcare cannot be achieved without building accessible health facilities for people with disabilities.
The past practice of seeing all poverty in a rural light and applying rural solutions in urban conditions will not yield the expected results.
Multiple social issues, such as rising crimes, poverty and lack of education have made it difficult to contain the spread of the pandemic and spread a
ग़रीबी को रेखांकित करने वाले बहुआयामी सूचकांकों को प्रो�
Poverty is the root cause of child labour, which, despite being a priority for a succession of Indian governments, is yet to be eradicated.
अब समय आ गया है कि हम शहरों की आबादी की सीमा तय करने और नगर �
Multidimensional poverty indices must consider crucial insights inherent in the capabilities approach propounded by Amartya Sen.
China’s mere 1.2% projected GDP growth for 2020 will undoubtedly pose problems for its recently declared defence budget, possibly leaving other crit
डेमोग्रैफिक डिविडेंड और युवा आबादी वाला देश भारत अमीर बन
High inequality is likely to undermine democracy, promote corruption and cronyism. Reduction of inequality on the other hand will lead to faster reduc
Is the economic model effective to tackle poverty?
The Index is a good start, but future developments will need to be watched with a critical eye.
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan fight against terrorism and radicalism by reducing extreme poverty.
Robust economic growth, coupled with a dibao-like subsistence guarantee to target poor through poverty household registry, and UBI in Macau and Hong K
Nearly 100 million people are said to have been lifted out of poverty in China since 2012, coinciding with President Xi Jinping's reign as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Indeed, closing the income gap is a stated goal of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and part of the CCP's objectives till 2035. As resentment of the rich has grown, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, Xi has encouraged the wealthy to embrace austeri
Maldives, or the Maldive islands in the north-central Indian Ocean, is widely regarded as a paradise by holiday-seekers from across the world. Yet, its own people are beset by severe issues of insecurity. This brief investigates the various threats to security in the island nation, primary of which is the massive income inequality. It outlines a political and religious history of the nation, and explores their influence in the current sta
This paper presents a status report of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) on two crucial development parameters—inequality and poverty—that have a significant bearing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; especially SDG-1 and SDG-10). The paper tracks the origins and movements of absolute and relative poverty, and income and wealth inequality in the BRICS economies over time, highlights the associated cha
Cash transfers are popular globally as an instrument for combating poverty and achieving broader development goals. Both conditional and unconditional cash transfers that target women in low- and middle-income countries can enhance household well-being, food security, education of children, family health, and women’s empowerment. In India, the provision of unconditional cash transfers to women is being driven by the expanding influence of femal
While India has successfully lifted millions out of poverty over the past few decades, the issue remains among the foremost challenges confronting the country. One of the first crucial steps to solving the problem of poverty is to measure its extent. Although there is some agreement on the multidimensional nature of poverty and the inability of unidimensional measures to capture its true magnitude, a national or global consensus on a single pover
