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Ashok Kotwal is the Editor-in-Chief of Ideas for India. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He served as the Head of the Department from 1995-2000 and as the Director, Centre for India and South Asia Research at the University of British Columbia from 2003 to 2008. His research has focused on development issues such as the process of poverty decline, labour and credit markets in developing countries, the role of agriculture in development, the role of international trade, and rural governance. More recently, he has been engaged in the study of poverty alleviation schemes such as Public Distribution System and MNREGA (Employment Guarantee Act).
Posts by Ashok Kotwal
Why is poverty declining so slowly in India?
Despite two decades of fast growth of per capita GDP, India has experienced a very slow decline in poverty. The column suggests that this disconnect between GDP growth and poverty decline can largely ...
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Arka Roy Chaudhuri
Ashok Kotwal
25 February, 2013
- Articles
The impacts of linking NREGA payments to UID. A Study of Maharashtra
This project attempts to measure the impact of Universal Identification (UID)-linked wage payments on corruption in public works projects funded under MNREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act)....
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Siwan Anderson
Ashok Kotwal
Ashwini Kulkarni
Bharat Ramaswami
15 December, 2012
- IGC Research on India
For the New Year
Five months ago we launched this portal to start new conversations on issues of vital importance for Indian growth and development. We had hoped that by making serious research accessible to lay peop...
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Ashok Kotwal
12 December, 2012
- Perspectives
On ideology
In recent debates over issues such as the National Food Security Bill or the use of the Unique Identification, we seem to find people with similar values in opposing ideological camps. This editorial ...
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Ashok Kotwal
12 September, 2012
- Perspectives
A new voice
It is with some trepidation, but with huge excitement, that I present to you Ideas for India – a new voice in the cacophony of conversations on Indian growth and development. Hopefully, this will be...
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Ashok Kotwal
18 July, 2012
- Perspectives