Wall-to-Wall Walmart?
Walmart is often examined as the quintessential example of globalization, but is this a fair analysis? Do you want to know which video clip will soon be scaring the daylights out of policymakers...
View ArticleBig Business: An Unlikely Ally for the Environment, but a Real One
From Michael Moore to Jonathan Safran Foer, American liberals love to criticize corporations for violations on everything from the environment to human rights to animal rights. But in some cases...
View ArticleIndian Development: Act II
At long last, the rural poor are stepping into the spotlight of Indian economic development. There is increasing consensus that rural participation will be central to the continuation of the country’s...
View Article'What India needs is fewer jobs': The case for killing small retailers
Killing jobs: underrated.Amid warnings that megaretailers drive small shops and farms out of business, India is backing off from a plan to let WalMart, Tesco and other foreign firms open domestic...
View ArticlePoor Indians won't shop at Walmart - but will Walmart shop from them?
India's leaders say farmers will win big from last week's opening of the nation's retail market to multinationals. But to truly help farmers, India may need an entirely different reform.As reported...
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