Reduction of existing inequalities must become a major goal in both national and international policy agendas. Piecemeal approaches based on single initiatives directed towards ‘helping the poor’ are unlikely to be successful; instead what is required is an economic and social policy...

Jayati Ghosh argues it is time for feminists to enter into the discussion of alternatives more forcefully in order to define how economic institutions and policies can ensure a gender-just economy and society.

Jayati Ghosh looks at the impact of the financial crises on women from several different entry points.

Jayati Ghosh was educated at Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and the University of Cambridge. She is Professor of Economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, at the JNU, in New Delhi, India. Her specialities include globalization,...