Upcoming event (India): Understanding success and failure of guaranteed employment schemes
Delhi, 3ie - International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 21 July 2014. "Explaining success, understanding failure in the implementation of the
‘They don’t want to work’ versus ‘They don’t want to provide work’: Seeking explanations for the decline of MGNREGA in Rajasthan’
16 July 2014. ESID's latest working paper explores the reasons behind the sharp decline in MGNREGA implementation in the Indian
Regional integration in South Asia: New issue of SANEM Thinking Aloud
15 July 2014. The South Asia Network of Economic Modelling (SANEM) has just released the second issue of its monthly
Dr Deepta Chopra
Role Deepta Chopra is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). She is involved with ESID on
‘They don’t want to work’ versus ‘They don’t want to provide work’: Seeking explanations for the decline of MGNREGA in Rajasthan
Working paper 31 Download pdf Deepta Chopra This paper presents a political economy explanation for the dramatic decline of MGNREGA
Putting the spring back into the Indian economy
17 June 2014. By Sabyasachi Kar. (This post first appeared on The Hindu on 10 June 2014). Reviving growth and
Professor Sabyasachi Kar
Role Sabyasachi Kar is a Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi, India, and Honorary Visiting Fellow
Staff spotlight: Kunal Sen
5 June 2014. Kunal Sen is ESID’s Joint Research Director, along with Sam Hickey. Professor of Development Economics at the
Sundar Burra
Role Sundar is a former advisor for the Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC). Research He is working
Dr Indrajit Roy
Role Indrajit Roy is an ESRC Future Research Leader at the Department for International Development at the University of Oxford. He
Professor Diana Mitlin
Role Diana Mitlin is Professor of Global Urbanism and Managing Director at the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester.
‘Transformational politics’ in India? Whatever happened to social justice?
15 May 2014. By Indrajit Roy. Political pundits have described the just-concluded elections in India as ‘transformational’. However, none of
What have academics to offer to the challenge of equity, justice and inclusion?
13 May 2014. By Diana Mitlin. After three-and-a-half days of sitting in central Cape Town, what have I learnt about a
“It’s the economy, stupid”: How the poor economic performance of the UPA regime is a key issue in the Indian elections
8 May 2014. By Kunal Sen. (Originally posted on the Ballots & Bullets blog.) Along with corruption, a stagnant economy
Trillions gained and lost – The Wealth of Nations revisited
16 April 2014. By Kunal Sen. Why are there such significant and persistent differences in living standards across countries? This
Have newly created Indian states promoted inclusive development? A comparison of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
Objectives This project aims to bridge a gap in the understanding of differing development performance of newly created states, through
New Delhi Workshop: Politics Shapes MGNREGA Implementation in India
5 March 2014. On January 22nd the India International Centre of New Delhi hosted a workshop presenting the findings of
The political economy of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in India
Objective This research is based on the working hypothesis that state capacity at the sub-national and local levels, and the
Professor Kunal Sen
Role Kunal Sen is Director Designate of UNU-WIDER, Professor of Development Economics and Policy at the Global Development Institute at
Urban poverty in India
Title Understanding reasons to account for the specific nature and impacts of state interventions to reduce urban poverty in India,
Success and failure in MGNREGA implementation in India
Briefing No. 1 The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) – offering up to 100 days work each
The political economy of implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
Working paper 15 Download pdf Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay Abstract This paper focuses on four selected questions. (1) How does local political