Rick Rowden

Rick Rowden is a writer and PhD candidate in economic studies and planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.

News Analysis

Getting Serious About Teaching Economics to Boost Developing Countries, Not Just the Big Guys

Overhauling the free market university curriculum must go further than addressing inequality.

By: Rick Rowden ,; Truthout

July 16, 2014

News Analysis

Arab Spring Not Over Yet in Bahrain

While the world focuses on the fallout from the Arab Spring in major countries like Egypt and Syria, a seething frustration continues to mount among democracy aspirants on the …

By: Rick Rowden ,; Truthout

May 19, 2013

News Analysis

The Shots Heard Round the World: Argentina’s Radical Banking Reforms

At a time when most governments seem incapable of doing anything about unemployment, worsening economic inequality, and continuing financial instability, Argentina has adopted a set of striking new reforms …

By: Rick Rowden ,; ForeignPolicy

July 22, 2012

News Analysis

Rich Countries Seek to Block UN From Working on Global Finance Reforms

An important fight between rich countries and developing countries over the question of UN involvement in researching and advocating for a new global financial architecture has spilled into the …