N K Singh emphasizes the compatibility of democracy and development, advocating for aligned fiscal policies to ensure India's ...

Nepal, May 15 -- Currently, public opinion about democracy, particularly the federal system of government, is being criticised in daily discourse and across all social media platforms. Some Nepalis ...

I’ve been in U.S. academia for close to 40 years. In the late 1980s, George H.W. Bush was president, and Allan Bloom’s “The Closing of the American Mind” was a bestseller. This book raised an alarm ...

A "generally" held opinion is that Pakistan's economy has performed better in military-led governments and that democracy has held back our economic potential. The last such episode under General ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Jul 25, 2025, 11:46am EDT Young woman holding a poster against ...

Elite capture, institutional weakness and cycles of reversal explain the situation in several post-colonial countries.

America is being hollowed out by an extractive economy. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” just passed both chambers of Congress. It slashes over $1 trillion from Medicaid and cuts anti-hunger programs by ...