India as a case of the ‘Billionaire Raj’
YAN ISLAM | James Crabtree, formerly Mumbai bureau chief of the Financial Times, and currently holding a professorial position at the National University of… Read More
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An unlikely Asian success story? Revisiting the Bangladesh paradox of bad governance and good development outcomes
YAN ISLAM | Once derided as an ‘international basket case’ following its emergence as an independent nation in 1971 after a bitter war… Read More
Guarding against growth fetishism: The case of India
YAN ISLAM | In recent years, India has acquired the mantle of the fastest growing economy in the world. Its convergence with respect… Read More
Markets vs voters and the 2018 Malaysian elections: The questionable credibility of credit rating agencies
YAN ISLAM | Millions of ordinary voters in Malaysia mustered moral courage and harnessed the yearning for change to oust the incumbent government… Read More
Australia’s immigration policy: Political and economic lessons for Europe
YAN ISLAM | Far right European politicians have apparently ‘fallen in love’ with a particular aspect of Australian immigration policy, namely, the… Read More
Why India should be wary about celebrating its ranking in the latest ‘Doing Business’ report
YAN ISLAM | The much-noted flagship publication of the World Bank Doing Business (DB) was publicly unveiled recently. This became cause for celebration… Read More
India’s growth slowdown: Reflections of the Reserve Bank
YAN ISLAM | India’s recent growth slowdown has elicited a lively national discussion – see here, for example. It was reinforced by a scathing… Read More
Comparing development indicators: Revisiting the Sen-Dreze thesis of India’s ‘uncertain glory’
YAN ISLAM | In 2013, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and his co-author Jean Dreze published their treatise on India’s ‘uncertain glory’. They acknowledged that the… Read More
Fiscal consolidation: An Armenian case study
Adjunct Professor Yan Islam was invited by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Moscow and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Armenian government… Read More
Modi’s gamble: India’s demonetisation drive
YAN ISLAM | The Indian economy might experience a sharp growth slowdown next year. This has to be attributed to a dramatic decision, announced… Read More
