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How will the Covid-19 stimulus package be implemented?
As the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Bangladesh economy is becoming apparent in many ways, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced a second stimulus package for…
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The Pandemic and Political Order: It Takes a State
Major crises have major consequences, usually unforeseen. The Great Depression spurred isolationism, nationalism, fascism, and World War II—but also led to the New Deal, the rise…
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Is religion a strong motivator of ‘giving’?
For Muslims this is the month Ramadhan, the dawn-to-dusk fasting month, a month which is not merely about fasting but also a reminder to all Muslims…
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2020 uprisings, unprecedented in scope, join a long river of struggle in America
The river was the metaphor that best captured “the long, continuous movement” of the black freedom struggle for theologian, historian and civil rights activist Vincent Harding.…
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What should be the focus of the upcoming budget?
This year's budget clearly needs to focus on addressing the emerging issues and challenges of the current pandemic. In addition, priorities in continuity with previous budget…
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An alternative national budget for next fiscal year
The national budget for fiscal 2020-21 is being formulated at a time when the global coronavirus pandemic is leaving a long-lasting stain on the economy. A…
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Conceptual understanding of leadership
Genesis of leadership → When the number is one, question of leadership does not arise, when the numbers are two, germ of leadership is sowed, when…
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Delhi Must Draft an Act Afghanistan Policy
The signing of the withdrawal deal between the US and Taliban has been a watershed moment in the long-drawn war in Afghanistan. While the violence continues…
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Defense spending post-coronavirus: How to walk and chew gum at the same time
After toiling for a decade in Washington foreign and defense policy circles, I can confidently say that received strategic wisdom almost always is wrong. Policymakers, so…
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What balancing act is needed for FY2021 budget?
The budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021 is going to be presented in the backdrop of a situation which was previously not experienced in the history…
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How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month
I just published a book, Economics in the Age of COVID-19. It was written over the last month or so, peer-reviewed, edited and released by MIT…
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China faces an unemployment time bomb
Premier Li Keqiang will need to act quickly to prop up 600 million low-paid workers hit by Covid-19 fallout Gordon Watts Strip away the veneer of…
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Resettled refugees in Covid-19 lockdown
In 2018, my life changed forever. From being stateless, after seven years held in refugee detention, I became a permanent resident of the United States. The…
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Circling the Square: What is the golden ratio for Budget 21?
As announcement of the national budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) draws close, my transcendental thought process goes haywire trying to figure out how this…
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COVID-19: challenges, Dilemmasand Initiatives
Sun star may or may not be so worried when its Earth planet is upset and convulsed at the guerrilla attacks and blazes of an invisible…
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Putin and the ‘Distinct Russian Civilization’
How the Kremlin tries to explain the coronavirus crisis to its people. Ilya Klishin In the closing days of May 2020, at the peak of the…