This paper examines social development in India over the last fifty years, stipulating it has suffered from three fatal flaws in the Nehruvian vision that set the tone for policies in this period. These...
The environment for development has been changing rapidly, with new opportunities brought by globalization, and by the challenges to developing countries. While many of the changes should have helped developing...
Since 1979, the Chinese authorities have made a sustained effort at introducing market-oriented reforms and the results have been impressive in terms of growth and poverty reduction. However, reform of...
This report is the sixth in an annual series assessing development issues. It reviews recent trends in the international economy and their implications for the developing countries with a special focus...