Digital systems are significantly associated with inequality in the global South. That
association has traditionally been understood in terms of the digital divide or related …

This article aims to analyse the plight of the migrant workers in India during the Covid 19
pandemic from a political economy perspective. While taking note of the disruptions and …

Around the world, leading economies are announcing significant progress on climate
change. World leaders are queuing up to proclaim their commitment to tackling the climate …

Climate-linked disasters result when natural hazards meet socioeconomic precarity.
Recognizing this, scholarship in recent years has emphasized how the precarity that turns …

Historically, rural-to-urban migration has been a significant feature of economic
development and structural change. India is understood to have among the lowest rates of …

Vast stretches of India comes under meteorological drought this year or the other. A huge
population base in rural India are rendered highly vulnerable to this drought because of their …

Unfree labour has been central to the Indian tea industry's 'business model'since its
establishment under British colonial rule. In this paper, we investigate forms of unfree labour …

The paper critically dissects the contemporary policy landscape and its ability to counter
precarious work for construction workers in the Indian context. By focusing on the …

Seasonal migration is a common livelihood strategy among marginal and landless people of
the western part of West Bengal. The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and …

Healthcare situations throughout the globe present contrasting landscapes. At one end of
the scale are modern hospitals, while on the other is a dilapidated outpost in a distant …