SUNANDA SEN has been a Professor at the CESP, Jawaharlal Nahru University over a period of nearly three decades. She has also been a Visiting Professor as well as a Consultant at various international organisations. Her published work includes four books - Colonies and Empire, Trade and Dependence, Finance and Development, and Financial Fragility, Debt and Economic Reforms - as well as a number of articles in edited volumes and journals.