Jothsna Rajan

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Jothsna Rajan

Jothsna Rajan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Her research interests are in organisation theory and change, with a focus on public administration and governance. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, a PGDM (MBA) in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Indore, and a BTech in Electrical Engineering from Kerala University.

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प्रशासनिक प्रसार के जनसांख्यिकीय और विकास परिणाम

भारत में अक्सर मौजूदा जिलों को विभाजित करके नए प्रशासनिक जिलों का निर्माण होता रहा है, जहां पिछले चार दशकों में जिलों की संख्या दोगुनी से अधिक हो गई है। इस लेख में, वर्ष 1991 से 2011 तक के आंकड़ों के मद्देनजर इस विभाजन के आर्थिक परिणामों पर हुए प्रभाव का आकलन किया गया है। यह लेख दर्शाता है कि विभाजन-प्रभावित जिले पहले की तुलना में अधिक समरूप हो गए हैं; यह विभाजन नव-निर्मित जिलों के लिए विशेष रूप से फायदेमंद है, जो विभाजन के पुनर्वितरण लाभों को प्राप्त करते हैं।

06 September 2022
Governance
Governance

Demographic and development outcomes of administrative proliferation

This creation of new administrative districts by splitting existing districts is a frequent occurrence in India, where the number of districts has more than doubled in the last four decades. Looking at data from 1991 to 2011, this article considers the effect of this fragmentation on economic outcomes. It finds that impacted districts tend to be more homogenous than before; the split is especially advantageous for newly created districts, which reap the redistributive benefits of bifurcation.

08 August 2022
Governance
Governance
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