Poor State News Today

Unita’s political failure in the early 1990s cemented a political economy that was extractive and corrupt.

The 17th edition of the annual rankings placed the Tar Heel State as having the fourth best economic outlook among the 50 states, after turning in the eleventh ranked economic performance.

North Carolina is poised to be one of the nation’s top economies according to the ‘Rich States, Poor States’ report and rankings published by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Find out why Jharkhand is still a backward state and why the opposition should provide an explanation. Explore the reasons behind the state's poverty and lack of development.

Overcoming the entrenched interests hindering progress within our governance bodies becomes central to breaking the cycle of poverty and social exclusion.

Vytautas Landsbergis shrugs when asked why he went into politics. ‘It was a normal evolution since we were part of the developments. Freedom was a common idea, an achievable goal,’ he says of his momentous contribution to the cause of freedom and the end of the Cold War. Vytautas Landsbergis sh...

One notable difference between Africa and the class of performers is in the learned helplessness of decision-makers. Hopefully, the next generation of African leaders can put this right before the development hole gets even deeper.

As president, Khama aggressively pursued what came to be known as “rooftop diplomacy.” Where other African leaders pursued silent diplomacy with regard to the

Rich State, Poor State describes why some countries reform, and keep reforming, while others fail. One critical determinant is the nature of the system that allows competitive conditions to take root, permitting a battle for political ideas and governance as much as in business. 

Ludhiana: Former councillor of the Congress, Parvinder Lapran has asked Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) officials to start construction of roads at G.