The article is essentially a book-review of Professor Vijay Joshi's recent work, "India's Long Road: The Search for Prosperity". In this critical essay, I take a slightly revisionist approach when it comes to a "typical" book review. For example, the length of this article goes well-beyond the...

South Africa is one of only a handful of countries in which the prevalence of child stunting has increased over the period during which progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been monitored. One explanation for this reversal is that Big Food retail chains have been...

Achieving sustainable development has been the dream of every society across the globe especially sequel to the dawn of the industrial revolution. Thus, understanding the fundamental determinants of the socio-politico-economic development of every economy is of prime importance for investors,...