Articles
Land Grabbing in Latin America
A special issue of the Canadian Journal of Development Studies introducing a previously under-explored geographic region into the emerging land grab literature. Available for free till end of May.
On the Disappearance of Sombath Somphone
The Asia-Europe People’s Forum requested a delegation of ASEAN parliamentarians to visit the Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic to investigate the disappearance of Sombath Somphone, the prominent Lao leader of civil society.
Bolivia wins a rightful victory on the coca leaf
Today the Plurinational State of Bolivia can celebrate a rightful victory, as the country can become formally a party again to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, without being bound by its unjust and unrealistic requirement that “coca leaf chewing must be abolished.”
Objections to Bolivia's reservation to allow coca chewing in the UN conventions
Sweden joined the United States and the United Kingdom in objecting to the re-accession of Bolivia to the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Italy and Canada also objected, but the objection of Sweden is particularly disturbing.
Corrective to Dominant Discourse on Growth and Development
Bookreview of Growth, Inequality and Social Development in India: Is Inclusive Growth Possible?
A Response To The Critics Of “Profiting From Injustice”
Authors of TNI and Corporate European Observatory's Profiting from Injustice report answer the critiques made by arbitrators and investment lawyers.
After Doha: rejecting dystopia by default
We need to challenge the security industries and military that are thriving on the fear and insecurity created by our governments' inaction on climate change.
Biofuels production in Uruguay: an exception that proves the rule?
The Uruguayan state-owned biofuels enterprise ALUR challenges many assumptions about the societal implications of biofuels production, as it supports local livelihoods, protects the environment, and is rooted in principles of social inclusion and national sovereignty.
Drugs on the agenda of Colombian peace talks
Inclusion of the drug issue on the agenda of the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC, which are being held in Havana, Cuba, is a smart move.
‘Respect Gandhi If You Will, Don’t Sentimentalise Him’
The Indian Ideology, is a scathing critique of the dominant celebratory discourse of the Idea of India, or the lionising of the democratic stability, multi-cultural unity and impartial secularity of the Indian state as a miracle. In an e-mail interview with columnist and writer Praful Bidwai, Anderson discusses his book at length.
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