Hong Kong, Paris and Santiago are relatively rich but restive. A development economist explains why

by Rashmee

Posted on October 30, 2019


I’m rivetted by Jeffrey Sachs’ analysis of why rich cities rebel. Paris, Hong Kong and …

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Humans can no longer wait for a recession to consume less

by Rashmee

Posted on September 4, 2019 / The National


Let’s face it, an economic slowdown is probably good for climate change. Last week Sir …

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How should society’s progress be measured? Not by GDP, says this Nobel laureate

by Rashmee

Posted on December 11, 2018


Instead of Gross Domestic Product, how about wellbeing? Economist and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz has …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK