The centrality of politics 1. Do politics matter? We should realize that if the answer to this important question is…
1. Yes, as one of the SDGs says, the problem the world faces is not a problem of food production,…
Foreign aid does not address the frequently adverse effects of powerful global nations using their muscle and force, as well…
Food for thought for those who doubt -Where do the Gods hide as our world devours itself while they look…
1. Human rights specialists have only relatively recently begun to give serious attention to the issue of extra-territorial obligations (ETOs),…
1. An era can be said to end when its basic aspirations and illusions are exhausted. (Arthur Miller) Take neoliberalism:…
-Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made; it can thus be overcome and eradicated by man-made…
1. In this Reader, let me add some key ideas about empowerment, i.e., about people gaining mastery over their lives,…
It is the existing global set-up and norms that ultimately limit our range of choices and constrain our actions in…
Development blues Inequalities are pressing at the seams of our social fabric. (Christine Lagarde) 1. At present, in the development…