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Whither Secularism: Is It a Problem of Definition?

by Ratna Naidu Economic and Political Weekly, January 19, 2013 This essay proposes a move away from the “dyad” conceptualisation of the secular and the sacred. The source of contestation against the secular is not only religion but also other institutions in society. The binary conceptualisation of the secular and the sacred derived from the [...]

On the Indian Readers of Hitler’s Mein Kampf

by Suman Gupta Economic and Political Weekly, November 17, 2012 This paper brings an analytical perspective to bear on media reports on the popularity ofMein Kampf and evocations of Hitler in Indian political and cultural discourses. The basis and implications of such reports are examined for the Indian context, and relatedly for North American and European [...]

THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS

by Matthias Doepke; Michele Tertilt and Alessandra  Voena NBER Working Paper 17672, December 2011 Women’s rights and economic development are highly correlated. Today, the discrepancy between the legal rights of women and men is much larger in developing compared to developed countries. Historically, even in countries that are now rich women had few rights before [...]

Collective Action, Political Parties and Pro-Development Public Policy

Philip Keefer World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5676 Broad consensus exists that the ability of political actors to make credible commitments is key to development. An important and little-explored determinant of the credibility of political commitments is the existence of organizations that facilitate citizen collective action to sanction political actors who renege. This paper [...]

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