political economy

When extortion is sanitised, rights become negotiable

When a private citizen pays, it is often an act of compulsion within a broken system. When a public official justifies the payment, it becomes an institutional endorsement.
24 February 2026, 00:00 AM

‘Louha tribhuj’ and the political economy of development

A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.
29 September 2022, 16:42 PM