The gig economy refers to a labour market characterised by short-term, temporary and task-based employment, often mediated through digital platforms. Although the term gig originated in the early 20th ...
By mandating free and compulsory education for children between the ages of six and 14, the act formalised the state’s obligation to ensure access, equity, and quality across the primary and middle ...
In central banking, words are not merely commentary on policy actions; they are an integral part of the policy itself. What is communicated, how it is framed, and the tone in which it is conveyed can ...
The ejection of Hasina resulted in the suspension of the established political process, as the constitution in Bangladesh has no provision for a set-up like the interim government. Bangladesh under ...
As tensions have intensified, concerns have emer­ged over the availability of LPG, prompting the government to accord priority to household consumption over commercial use. These disruptions have also ...
This is the WTO’s first sustainability-focused agreement, incorporated under Annex 1A of the WTO framework (WTO 2025a). The AFS implements the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.6, ...
In June 2020, while the United States (US) was gripped by protests against the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in the midst of the pandemic, which had grasped the attention globally ...
EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are ...
Written by one of the sector’s most experienced leaders, it is an ambitious contribution to contemporary debates about science, governance and national power.
Owing to the process of structural transformation, as economies grow, employment in agriculture tends to decline, while employment in the industrial and service sectors tends to rise, providing new ...
EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are ...
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