Jean Dreze

Govt preparing ground for decline of MGNREGS by keeping wages constant year after year, says economist Jean Dreze

The stagnation of real wages, along with the government’s chronic inability to ensure timely and reliable wage payments, is discouraging rural workers from taking up MGNREGS work

Narendra Modi government needs to shed its 'obsession' with economic growth, says economist Jean Dreze

Dreze, visiting professor at the Department of Economics, Ranchi University, claimed the Modi government has turned its back on social policy.

Chhattisgarh battles high poverty levels as creation of state 'for tribals' does little to benefit community

Chhattisgarh is showing record poverty levels among the tribals who make up one-third of the state’s population, although the state was created for tribals.

India needs more inclusive social policies as economic growth fails to improve quality of life, says Jean Dreze

Noted development economist Jean Dreze has pitched for more inclusive and active social policies in India, saying even a high rate of economic growth has failed to improve the quality of life of a large section of people in the country.

From discrediting intellectuals to incompetent appointments: All the ways Narendra Modi regime has changed India

Over the past few weeks, we've been seeing a range of articles on how Indian polity and society have changed since the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The Ram Janmabhoomi movement (along with the India-China War of 1962 and the Emergency milieu) was a crucial turning point in the political fortunes of the Hindu right. It is, however, important to point out what all has changed in terms of polity, state policy and social responses in India since the Modi government first came to power in 2014.

What happened in first 2 months of note ban alone was an unforgivable catastrophe: Jean Dreze

Prime Minister Narendra seems to have really believed in the myth that black money is a gigantic hoard of cash, waiting to be raided, says Jean Dreze

Swaraj at 70 Part 10: Food sovereignty means democratic control over what we eat, says Jean Dreze

Jean Dreze's uses his extensive knowledge of the Indian ground realities to expound on the need for food security and its link to Swaraj.

Economist Jean Dreze heckled by Jharkhand minister after social activist criticised RSS, BJP

Economist and social activist Jean Dreze could not complete his speech at a programme after a state minister reportedly heckled him.

Demonetisation impact to last longer than expected: Economist Jean Dreze

Demonetisation will take an "awful toll" on the underprivileged, especially wage labourers, and its impact might be worse and last longer than expected, noted development economist Jean Dreze has said.

Demonetisation: Black money chase a delusion, political parties may be real targets, says Jean Drèze

According to Drèze, India is still several decades away from being a cashless economy, and the government needs to focus on effective banking services in rural areas to achieve its financial inclusion goal