By Annavajhula J C Bose, PhD Department of Economics, SRCC There is economic constriction by inequality when inequality obstructs, subverts and distorts. This reality is revealed by the American case study as presented by Dr. Heather Boushey (see her photo above) in her 2019 masterpiece. Formerly the President and CEO of the Washington Centre for [...]
Annavajhula J C Bose, PhD Department of Economics, SRCC I consider here two gender-green activist scholars--the feminist environmentalist Bina Agarwal (left photo below) and the ecofeminist Vandana Shiva (right photo below). I admire both these ecological-warrior-scholars par excellence. Exploring the commonalities and differences between feminist environmentalism and ecofeminism is not my concern here. You take [...]
By Annavajhula J C Bose, PhD Department of Economics, SRCC Note that: Well said. Drucilla K. Barker—Drue to her near and dear—was one such remarkable, sensitive and sensible woman in the US. She was also endearing to eminent multidisciplinary writers such as my earlier student, Kaul (2008) who is now the Director of the Centre [...]
The prestigious Kenneth Boulding Award for Ecological Economics was recently awarded to Prof. Bina Agarwal, professor of Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester, jointly with Prof. David Burkin, professor at the Metropolitan University in Mexico City. The International Society for Ecological Economics presented the award for ‘their significant contributions to ecological economics, focusing on [...]
By Jasveen Kaur, Junior Editor In a binary world, where artificial intelligence is blending with artificial insemination, this article delves into the intricacies of Reproductive Technologies, unveiling concealed facts and delivering the true picture of the so called, ‘Modern Society’. The development of reproductive technologies is a long and intriguing one. Some of the earliest [...]
By Annavajhula J C Bose, PhDDepartment of Economics, SRCC You are an awesome student.One day I see you in the library, reading about a weird red-green econ mix in terms of Marxists having a fruitful dialogue with ecological economists (Burkett, 2006); and pink econ as the economics of LGBTQ people--lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer [...]
By Gitika Arora, Junior Editor Downton fans will remember that it took Carson - The Butler, an anxiety attack to finally stomach the fact that women were going to serve in the great hall. While today, when you think of servers the picture of a “sassy” waitress pops up popularised by the likes of Penny [...]
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