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India election 2019: millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls.
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The world's largest democracy will see its biggest young voter turnout since gaining independence 72 years ago, with millions delivering their verdict on Narendra Modi's BJP government.
Heading for failure: shifting the burden of social development programs to business enterprises may prove to be a huge mistake by India’s national government.
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India’s recent move toward a cash-free society helped reveal just how important physical currency is to the informal economies that the poorest families depend upon.
Economists need to focus on the role white privilege plays in modern, growing economies.
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Traditional economists cannot quantify or measure the effect of white male privilege in facilitating business dealings or obtaining employment in emerging market economies.
The Indian people felt a moral obligation to queue up and co-operate with the ‘notes ban’ policy.
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Public co-operation is not proof of trust in government. The Indian people did not trust elected politicians to represent them against top-down policymaking that caused enormous difficulties.
Indians have turned to digital payment following demonetisation.
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