Mainstream Weekly

Sustainable Energy for Sustainable Human Development : An Overview

V Mathew Kurian — 2014-04-02T09:10:08Z

I. Introduction
Sustainable energy may be perceived as the engine of sustainable human development. Though the idea of ‘development' in the immediate post-World War era, was conceived as ‘economic development', in due course of time it has evolved as ‘human development'. Of late, sustainability is blended with human development for its ecological significance. Development also has to be just; so it needs to be inclusive. Sustainable energy is critically important in the realisation of all (…)

- 2014

Church and Education in Kerala

V Mathew Kurian — 2012-02-27T07:12:29Z

I. Introduction
Education is critically important to social development. According to Amartya Sen, it helps in building up human capabilities. Educational attainment is one of the main criteria in indexing human development. Among Indian States, Kerala stands at the top in the Human Develop-ment Index. From a historical perspective, the unique contributions of Churches towards this, particularly in the domains of education and health, are indisputable.
Though education as a ‘merit good' (…)

- 2012

New Capitalism and the Emerging Global Crisis—A Biblical Perspective

V Mathew Kurian — 2011-02-21T09:05:52Z

I. Introduction
Capitalism has become the dominant ‘world system'. This system is now in a severe crisis. This crisis is multidimensional, including social, political, economic, ecological and ethical. Unless an alternative world view to capitalism is promoted, human life in this planet earth is going to be too miserable and in the long run, the very life may be extinct. In this scenario, religions have a critical role to play. This article, broadly takes the perspective as revealed both (…)

- 2011

Globalisation and India's Economic Identity : An Overview

V Mathew Kurian — 2008-07-30T11:35:25Z

1. Introduction
By imposing colonialism and imperialism, the British deprived of India's ‘economic identity'. During the freedom struggle, great leaders like Dadabhai Naoroji, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and many others thought about an ‘economic identity' for India. However, the privilege of constituting and implementing it mainly went to Pandit Nehru. The ‘economic architecture' of post-independent India was largely Nehruvian. Nevertheless, in the (new) globalisation1 era, the (…)

- July 26, 2008