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John Cassidy writes about the progressive economist Joseph Stiglitz’s book “The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society.”

On April 16, 2024, the Freedom and Prosperity Center of the Atlantic Council, dedicated to advancing 'US leadership' and emphasizing the 'central role of the Atlantic community', released a country report titled 'Freedom and Prosperity in Bangladesh' in Dhaka.

Inequality and poverty arose by design, not chance and stories of human rights abuses and failures in development have deep roots. Here, <strong>Prof Benjamin Selwyn</strong> recommends key non-fiction texts to help unravel some global complexities

Name change represents fundamental shift in policy

Human rights

Amartya Sen is, in my thinking, above everything else, a great witness to some grotesque things human beings have done to themselves and to planet Earth, as well as truly wondrous things

Earlier, a fake account of American historian Claudia Goldin announced that Sen had died at the age of 89. However, Sen's daughter said that the economist was fine.

Amartya Sen is an influential thinker, known for his extensive contributions to economics, social philosophy, and welfare economics.

Sri Lankas military spending has resulted in the occupation of the Tamil Homeland by the Sri Lankan military comprised almost exclusively by the Sinhalese

In the context of the ongoing economic crisis in Bangladesh, those who have been putting emphasis on the growth-centric development model at the expense of democracy may have started to realise now the importance of democratic accountability in the governance system.