Series – Page 4 – NICKELED AND DIMED

Has Brazil followed India’s Political Economic path to Progress since 1950: A Comparative Study

Institutions and Geography change slowly. Moderate changes in country specific circumstances produce discontinuous changes in economic performances. This is a comparative study of the economy of Brazil with India from the period 1947 uptil now. Since the economic model followed by Brazil has similarities with India and the opening up of the economies of both…
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ECONOMY OF TURKMENISTAN: THE EVOLUTION

This essay, written by Ansh Bharadwaj, is a country study of Turkmenistan. He gives a comprehensive narrative on Turkmenistan’s economic trajectory in the wake of the socialist regime that took over after the country became independent of foreign control. The essay also throws light on the reforms introduced in the country and the challenges ahead.…
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The Al-Bashir Saga and India’s International Obligations

Kalyani Unkule highlights the pertinent role that India needs to play on the international platform in the sensitive question of the Sudanese President’s alleged genocide… The recently concluded summit of African Heads of State in New Delhi has prompted much introspection on the legacy, successes and challenges of bilateral and regional ties. It is equally…
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Greek Tragedy: Act II

Greece is the birthplace of democracy, Olympic Games and now has created a cocktail of the two namely ‘games in democracy’. Pawan Gopalakrishnan and Anuradha Saha explore how the recent European Union episode offers an opportunity to contemplate on how to not be the next Greece. Greece’s high debt to GDP ratio was not its only problem…
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Examining the Economic Impact of Amending the Land Acquisition Act, 2013

Harsh Loonker analyses the economic consequences of the proposed amendment of the Land Acquisition Act. 2013 The government promulgated an ordinance in December 2014 whereby amending article 10(a) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The ordinance had the sole aim of fast tracking the acquisition…
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The Great Recession and its Impact on Africa: Focus on Ghana and South Africa

Abstract The world observed the deadliest financial crisis since the great depression of the 1930s in 2008. The signs of a financial crisis started becoming visible in the mid-2007 and early 2008 by the demise of stock markets, the failures of big financial institutions in the United States and parts of Europe. Given that banks…
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Nigeria’s Economy Amidst the 2007 Financial Crisis

This essay assesses the impact of the 2007 global financial crisis on Nigeria by closely analyzing the basic macroeconomic indicators such as inflation, government revenue, imports, exports etc. Through the study, P. Samuel Goweh aims to investigate the direct (financial transmission) and the indirect (transmission through real economy) impact of the crisis on Nigeria as…
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Analysing International Business: From an Indian Lens

One of the immediate challenges for the Indian economy is to improve the ease of doing business across the country. Morati Kelly Molelekeng feels that the role of the state is of critical importance in combating this challenge, prepare a solution model which points out at the tangible measures including policy initiatives that will help…
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EASE OF DOING BUSINESS: INDIA

ESHA SAHA INTRODUCTION: In the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking of 189 countries, India has dropped from the 131st rank last year to 134thin 2014.The very fact that it is easier to do business in Nepal (105), Bangladesh (130),Pakistan (110)[1] than in India, and that India is getting to be a tougher place to do business,…
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