Economic Growth
Making a push for fresh economics syllabi

Campaign for a more relevant economics syllabus initiated in many leading campuses worldwide, including India

Will 2015 be a year of hope?

Can a coalition of movements from many sectors attain the critical mass needed to eventually transform the political and economic structures currently prevalent?

The Ecological Footprint of India

Compared with other countries, the average Indian has a lighter ecological footprint - nine times lighter than that of an average U.S. citizen.

Get Over the Growth Fetish

Perpetual growth is a piece of nonsense. The focus should be on protecting livelihoods through sustainable means.

Climate Change and Limits to Growth-Oriented Model of Development: Case of China and India

From the perspective of climate change, both India and China need to think of alternative development models. (8-page essay). Excerpt from Conclusion: "India’s per capita ecological footprint is now about twice India’s own bio-capacity. India’s ecological system has clearly been overwhelmed by the current model of development (Global Footprint Network 2008).