The center of gravity of global economy has shifted to East Asia. In this changed circumstance, West Bengal (India) is destined to play its historical role in the economic and political development of this subcontinent. And to execute this responsibility, effectively and efficiently, the...

The ‘indigo economy' represents economic activities which primarily use dirty and polluting production process. The climate change issue has divided the global economy into two broad categories- namely ‘green' and ‘indigo' economies. The developed economies of the North, which are...

Few global initiatives have been taken in the recent past to build innovative space for the expansion of the market by creating a new ‘economy of apprehensions'. International consensus have been developed to wage wars against various apprehensions like (i) climate change (ii) terrorism and...

The economic downturn which had begun in the rich countries of the North is hurting the millions of innocent people of the developing South. While a large section of economist believe that the financial crisis that had began in America's sub-prime mortgage market, later snow balled into a global...

This study tried to identify few possible industry sectors in different BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sector Technical and Economic Co-operation) member countries, which have the potential to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in general and Japanese investment, in particular....

The current debate on allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in India's retail trade primarily focuses on two issues - employment and consumer welfare. The supporters of the move have developed consumer centric arguments while the opponents are more concerned with its adverse impact on...

The controversy around off shoring is not simply a conflict of interest between developed and developing countries. It is an outcome of the contradictions between a strong state and the emerging economy, which now wants to break its shackles and grow independently

With protests against globalisation rising all around, and widespread discontent against the WTO, particularly among the developing countries, people are looking for a suitable alternative. Recently, an initiative was taken by some quarters to revive Unctad, which is perceived by many of the...