When the term 'development' is attached to political economy, its primary objective is to ensure that economics contributes to greater liberty and justice within society. Contemporary development political economy emphasizes achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, building on the progress...
ARGENTINA’S new president Javier Milei proposes to use US dollars as the currency of his country, while abolishing its central bank altogether. What is involved in this proposal is not just maintaining a fixed exchange rate between the dollar...
A GOOD deal of analysis of the recent political upheaval in Bangladesh has focussed on the high-handedness and authoritarianism of Sheikh Hasina’s government; it has either missed altogether, or generally underplayed, the change that has occurred in the economic...