Inequality and government repression in India led to the establishment of the Maoist Naxalite insurgency in the 1960s. Today, the insurgency is weakened, but political parties such as the CPI(M) have taken up their goals. India’s national government remains committed to fighting the insurgency through development programs, but it has yet to retake the “red […]
What’s the Human Capital Index and why should policymakers take it seriously?
In this article in our online series on Rethinking Governance, GPPR Online Editor Aruj Shukla explains why the World Bank’s new Human Capital Index is a policy game-changer. It is almost impossible to conceive of a time in human history better than today. The number of people living under extreme poverty has dipped to […]