The Terre Haute story, just one of thousands like it, contains several insights into why spending cuts are so difficult and ...

We must keep in mind that that India’s budgetary policy has undergone significant changes over the years after independence. It would not be out of focus to shed a little light on the difference ...

Social welfare costs from bank resolution, including contagion and moral hazard, are often thought to be minimized when supervisors can direct the merger of a failing bank with a sound, healthy one.

Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on the surface a dramatic ...

Offering rare insights in the Government’s economic thinking and giving a snapshot of the Indian Economy, together with a ...

House Republicans are seeking to cut $2 trillion in mandatory spending, which covers social programs, over a 10-year period.

Perhaps the most important shift for Medicaid — and the source of its growing popularity — is that the program isn’t really seen as a handout anymore. A large majority of Americans, including 45 ...

Growth forecasts for the UK economy are lower than they were at the Budget, which could force the Chancellor to raise taxes ...

More than 20 years after Bill Clinton left office, Democrats remain in the grips of his New Democrat politics. That’s a ...

History has shown us again and again that, so long as inequality goes unchecked, no amount of technology can ensure people are well fed.

On more than half of 80 economic, social and environmental targets, progress has stagnated or is moving backwards. But ...

In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...