Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 59, Issue No 20, 18 May 2024

Editorials
Reading Election Manifestos

Comment
Intransigent Israel and the Duplicity of United States

From 25 Years Ago
From 25 Years Ago: Civil Society and Its Avtars: What Happened to Freedom and Democracy?

From 50 Years Ago
From 50 Years Ago: Government and FICCI: United We Stand

Law and Society
Consumer Protection and Professionals – Alok Prasanna Kumar

Commentary
A Manifesto for People’s Health – Abhay Shukla
The Implications of Papering over a Multi-member Election Commission – Amal Mandal
An Exploration into Declining Poverty and Vulnerability in India – A Response – Soham Bhattacharya
Reflections on Daniel Kahneman’s Enduring Legacy of Insights – Amarendu Nandy

Book Reviews
Combating Climate Change – Insights from Neuroscience – Badrinath Rao
Economic Growth and the Hubris of Glory – Suraj Jacob

Perspectives
The Business of Political Action – Voters as Spectating Players and the Question of Agency – Sarasij Majumder, Sudeep Basu

Special Articles
Caste and Wage Inequalities in India – Praveen Kumar, Indervir Singh
Why Do Urban Indian Women Suffer Higher Unemployment Than Men? – Rahul Menon
The Varna System in Gandhi’s Theory of Civic Education – Benjamin M Studebaker

Current Statistics

Discussion
On Humanistic Theory – A View from the Frontier

Postscript
Representing the Subaltern – Approaches in Commercial and Offbeat Movies – Gowri Devi B, Athul K Augustine
Mahe’s Memorialisation of French Colonialism – Sayant Vijay, Anupama Nayar C V
Laapata Ladies and the Importance of Being Lost – Shivali Tukdeo, Mizaj K V
Last Lines

Letters
A Cooperative Vision of Sustainable Development – Divyanshi Sharda
Academic Recruitment from a Feminist Lens – Itisha Nagar

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