Peasant, Tribal and Workers Movements

Peasant, Women, Tribal and Workers Movements Peasant Movement:  Peasant movements or agrarian struggles have taken place from pre-colonial days. The movements in the period between 1858 and 1914 tended to remain localised, disjointed and confined to particular grievances. Well-known are the Bengal revolt of 1859-62 against the indigo plantation system and the ‘Deccan riots’ of … Read more

Washington Consensus

The Washington Consensus: A Neoliberal Blueprint for Development? The Washington Consensus, a term coined in the early 1990s, refers to a set of ten economic policy recommendations that emerged from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the US Treasury Department. These recommendations, largely based on neoliberal principles, aimed to guide developing countries … Read more

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