Among the most influential ideas that have shaped development thinking in recent years is the concept of human development. The perspective is particularly critical in today's world as we collectively think of solutions to end global poverty, promote human security and establish a just and...

This collection of Meghnad Desai's essays are a treatise on the poltical economy of South Asia in generalm and of India in particulr, in the last thirty five years. They venture into political history and engage in issues of policy. All these articles are in response to the issues that have been...