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A rough life: exploring the involvement of street children in organised crime...
Street children in Dhaka are hired by ‘mastaans‘ to carry weapons, sell drugs, collect extortion money, commit political violence and conduct contract killings. While exploring the involvement of...
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Reflections on a masterclass: Poverty, Social Welfare and Data in Sri Lanka
As part of the first ever Colombo Development Dialogue held in April 2018, a masterclass with Dr Rajesh Venugopal was organised by South Asia Centre, LSE in collaboration with UNDP in Sri Lanka. Amayaa...
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Increasing inequality in India: a silent subject?
With more than a quarter of the population living below the international poverty line, even after twenty-five years of economic reforms, it is imperative that inequality becomes omnipresent in...
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How do we live? Understanding poverty in post-war Sri Lanka
While poverty in Sri Lanka’s post war economy appears to be reducing, this does not give the whole picture, argues Anupama Ranawana, who claims that there is a wall of silence around the poverty and...
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“But we are here to see the slum”: counter-conceptualising ‘slums’ in Mumbai...
In the Indian context the use of the word ‘slum’ only appeared in the late 19th century and in vernacular practices the terms used to denote poor people’s housing is much more encompassing....
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Broken Ladder: Anirudh Krishna workshop report
Professor Anirudh Krishna joined academics and students at the London School of Economics in a workshop organised by LSE South Asia Centre. The workshop, examining key themes of Krishna’s latest book...
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Examining poverty trends in South Asian countries: where is Sri Lanka among...
South Asia has been accommodating a significantly large share of global income and multidimensional poor compared to other regions, but the Sri Lankan example can be learned from, writes N.R Ravindra...
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“I think we need to be more humble and recognise that we don’t know what the...
Preceding a workshop organised by the LSE South Asia Centre to discuss the findings of his new book The Broken Ladder: The Paradox and the Potential of India’s One Billion with students and faculty,...
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Poverty and Vulnerability Dynamics in Myanmar
Myanmar has suffered, along with the rest of the world, from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, it has had to contend with the instability and violence induced by the...
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Climate Change Impacts on Developing Countries – Evidence from Sri Lanka
Climate Change, though a hot topic, is often viewed through the lens of catastrophic storms and wild-forest fires only. Kanesh Suresh, Clevo Wilson, Shunsuke Managi and Uttam Khanal instead present...
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