Equality or Enough for Everyone? A Review of Eamonn Butler’s “An Introduction to Economic Inequality”

Equality or Enough for Everyone? A Review of Eamonn Butler’s “An Introduction to Economic Inequality”

  April 01, 2024    Surath Giri

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[This review was originally published in www.nepallivetoday.com on March 14, 2024]Our public discourse is dominated by the agenda of economic inequality. The myriad of social and economic challenges plaguing our society are attributed to economic inequality, ostensibly...

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One Day in the Life of Comrade Aakrosh: A Short Story

One Day in the Life of Comrade Aakrosh: A Short Story

  April 09, 2022    Surath Giri

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 (This short story of mine was shortlisted as one of the top 7 stories out of the 175 submissions in the 2021 edition of the Writing Nepal: A Short Story Contest.)Comrade Aakrosh sighed, crumpled the paper in his hand, and threw it into a small carton box he had been...

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The Nepali Economist Podcast: Episode 10: Where did the Poor's 9.3 Trillion Dollars Go?

The Nepali Economist Podcast: Episode 10: Where did the Poor's 9.3 Trillion Dollars Go?

  October 22, 2021    Surath Giri

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Dear listeners,"Where did the 9.3 trillion dollars of the world's poor go?"  This is the question I discuss in the tenth episode of the Nepali Economist and try to find an answer to it with the help of Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto once again whose work we had...

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Reframing Our Youth Employment Problem

Reframing Our Youth Employment Problem

  August 01, 2021    Surath Giri

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Photo by Phil DuFrene on Unsplash As the nation grapples with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, its ramifications go beyond its immediate public health impact. Health restrictions inevitable to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have been detrimental to the economy,...

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Policy Reforms for Startups in Nepal

Policy Reforms for Startups in Nepal

  May 30, 2021    Surath Giri

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Photo courtesy: Helena Lopes (Pexels) Startups have not only piqued the interest of the policymakers but have also captured the imagination of the Nepali youth. They are, however, fraught with risks and more often than not, fail. For example, in the USA, studies have...

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The Nepali Economist Podcast: Episode 09: The Other Path to Prosperity

The Nepali Economist Podcast: Episode 09: The Other Path to Prosperity

  May 27, 2021    Surath Giri

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Dear listeners,Sorry about the long, long gap after the eighth episode. I finally welcome you to the ninth episode of The Nepali Economist. In this episode, I bring you the story of Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto who sought an alternative path to prosperity for the...

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Annapurna Base Camp Trek After The Pandemic: My Travelogue

Annapurna Base Camp Trek After The Pandemic: My Travelogue

  May 12, 2021    Surath Giri

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Annapurna Base Camp     Photo by: Surath GiriI cannot tell you how much I missed trekking during the COVID-19 related lockdowns. By the time the New Year rolled around, my desperation to go on a trek had reached new heights. Janak, who too has been bitten...

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