The centrality of politics 1. Do politics matter? We should realize that if the answer to this important question is no, then we –those living in so-called democratic societies–are in…
1. Yes, as one of the SDGs says, the problem the world faces is not a problem of food production, but one of underconsumption by those rendered poor. But beware:…
Foreign aid does not address the frequently adverse effects of powerful global nations using their muscle and force, as well as them too often looking the other way on the…
Food for thought for those who doubt -Where do the Gods hide as our world devours itself while they look aside?What have Gods done wrong that our world is falling…
1. Human rights specialists have only relatively recently begun to give serious attention to the issue of extra-territorial obligations (ETOs), so the terminology relating to it has not yet sufficiently…
1. An era can be said to end when its basic aspirations and illusions are exhausted. (Arthur Miller) Take neoliberalism: Disenchantment with neoliberalism as an ideal has grown to a…
-Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made; it can thus be overcome and eradicated by man-made actions, i.e.,by a far greater resolve on the part of…
1. In this Reader, let me add some key ideas about empowerment, i.e., about people gaining mastery over their lives, community members assuming greater power or expanding their existing power…
It is the existing global set-up and norms that ultimately limit our range of choices and constrain our actions in health at the local level. The present system of global…
Development blues Inequalities are pressing at the seams of our social fabric. (Christine Lagarde) 1. At present, in the development arena, the so-called ‘international community’ has proclaimed itself as a…