The record economic growth of PRC since the 1990s has been accompanied by an increase in both inequalities and polarization. We employ Relative Distribution tools (Handcock and Morris, 1998) on different datasets in order to provide a different and more detailed point of view of the last...

This paper uses a Social Accounting Matrix for Bangladesh for the year 2017 to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy. In addition it addresses counterfactual questions regarding various scenarios to assist both endangered sectors and vulnerable population by using both a SAM-based...

How important is Japanese bilateral aid for the economic development of the recipient country ? Since the high point of Japanese aid in the late 1990s, the aid has declined in constant monetary unit but is still significant. In this paper I use a bounded rationality model to study the impact of...

In this paper, drawing inspiration from Tagore’s writings and experiments in rural development in Bengal in places like Shilaidaha, Patisor and Shriniketan, I develop a part of what I have been calling an ecological global political economy approach. I motivate the discussion by focusing on...

In order to examine the formation of socially embedded capabilities (SEC) in the ASEAN region, we undertake an in-depth comparative dive into the relevant data for selected countries with special emphasis on the Philippines. We consider various dimensions of inclusivity and assess both the...

The main purpose of this paper is to explore African Development Strategy as part of a non-neocolonial Global South. For this purpose, I propose a fairly comprehensive strategy for development as freedom for Africa. Accordingly, I try to find a way to integrate useful markets with the key...

We define Trans-development as an overcoming of maldevelopment under capitalism towards building a planetary ecological civilization that is equitable, life-affirming and can ensure flourishing of humans along with nature and other species. How can such a planetary ecological counterhegemony be...

What does a deep structural causal explanation for uneven development deliver ? To answer this question, we must ask: How are relatively deeper scientific explanations to be distinguished from superficial or shallower ones? Furthermore, what roles can counterfactual analysis play in social...

This is the concluding chapter about a new non-aligned development strategy for Africa. As various African countries break away from neocolonial domination by the Global North, a Pan- African Renaissance becomes a possibility. However, it is a complex process. But startin g with the expanded...

Rapid growth in a number of East Asian economies over the last three decades has been facilitated by an effective strategy of human resource development. The principal element of this strategy has been to provide basic education and health to a wider segment of society. This strategy helped...