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Maitreesh Ghatak

Maitreesh Ghatak

Articles by Maitreesh Ghatak

West Bengal’s paradox of economic transformation

People in West Bengal are not significantly worse off compared to the rest of India, because of the gains after the 1970s-1980s rural reforms. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 15:06 IST

Lost in narratives, a true picture of Bengal’s growth

From the early 1960s till the early 1990s, there was a steady decline in West Bengal’s NSDP per capita relative to the rest of India. From then to circa 2005, there was a steady improvement with West Bengal managing to catch up with the rest of India briefly in the early 2000s. (Mint Archive)

Updated on Apr 10, 2026 15:50 IST

Hiding in labour data, a tale of economic distress

A labourer cleans a high rise window at a hotel in Amritsar on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 02:57 IST

Crime stats miss plight of West Bengal women

Kolkata: People take part in a protest rally against the West Bengal administration over the alleged sexual assault and murder of a trainee doctor, in Kolkata, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI09_07_2024_000158A)

Updated on Sep 29, 2024 16:51 IST

Debating inequalities in the backdrop of elections

The Left sees economic inequality as inherently undesirable. The Right argues that economic inequality is inevitable just like inequality in other dimensions, such as intelligence and ability, and should be accepted although both sides tend to agree that absolute poverty or deprivation is undesirable. (AP)

Updated on Apr 27, 2024 16:32 IST

The rise of the affluent is the real India growth story

The combination of a large population and a high rate of growth of per capita GDP consistently over several decades is behind India’s improvement in the GDP ranking

Updated on Feb 29, 2024 16:30 IST

A pioneer of modern economics passes away

Professor Robert E Lucas (L) from the University of Chicago receives the Nobel economics prize from Swedens King Carl XVI Gustaf during the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm Concert hall December 10 (Reuters)

Updated on May 16, 2023 14:40 IST

A simple, realistic, solution to the paywall maze

Is there a way to reduce the hassle cost for newspaper readers without adversely affecting the subscription revenue flow?

Updated on May 27, 2022 13:33 IST

The story of Bengal’s economy

A man walks past a labourer resting on a handcart in a closed wholesale market amid a lockdown in Kolkata last year. (File photo)

west bengal assembly election

Updated on Apr 15, 2021 07:24 IST

The lack of mobility hinders the India story

Even though average levels of income and educational outcomes have improved following economic liberalisation, mobility remains low overall

Updated on Oct 9, 2020 12:40 IST

The indispensability of labour in reviving India’s economic engine | Opinion

Research on migration shows there is significant under-migration compared to potential labour supply from rural areas, due to risk aversion. This will increase, for villagers can sustain themselves and rely on informal safety nets and social networks

Updated on May 8, 2020 14:39 IST

The crumbling of India’s economy

A railway employee talks on the phone inside an empty train compartment after railway services were shutdown by the authorities to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, March 23, 2020

Updated on Mar 24, 2020 11:27 IST

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