Page 3 - Welfare Economy

AAP is to economic sense what BJP is to social harmony. Disastrous

Both have defied common sense and pursued political power ruthlessly, without regard to long-term consequences

Freebies vs welfare debate and the much-ignored advice of Lee Kuan Yew

The issue is not the freebies, but the constraint of limited means. If a government has the money, it can dish out whatever freebies it likes, but not if it is highly indebted, writes T N Ninan

Nearly 10 crore unorganised sector workers registered on e-Shram portal

The e-Shram portal was launched in August this year for creating national database for unorganised workers

AAP focused on publicity, Gujarat govt on implementing welfare schemes: CM

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday said the Aam Aadmi Party is interested more in publicity than in implementing the plan.

Things India must do to be a functioning social democracy

If even a modest but growing social welfare package is to be affordable, the public sector has to perform or be disbanded so that the govt can shut down one of the two cash burners, writes T N Ninan

Budget consistent with fiscal strategy; aimed at boosting demand

The fiscal multiplied impact of higher government consumption spending is coupled with signal to household sector to spend more

Economics is changing: A Nobel for 3 pragmatic poverty-fighters shows that

A popular conception of economists is that they're the high priests of the free market, downplaying the role of government and giving short shrift to the needs of society's poorest

No country for old people

India needs a comprehensive social security system