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भारत में दहेज का प्रचलन और विकास

दहेज भुगतान भारत में पारिवारिक वित्तव्यवस्था का महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है, जो आम तौर पर सालों की कमाईसे भी अधिक होता है। इस आलेख में बीसवीं सदी में दहेज के विकास (इवोल्यूशन) के बारे में तथ्यों के प्रमाण प्...

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Consent to nothing: Aadhaar-based payment systems in welfare

The process of seeding Aadhaar with bank accounts in order to link welfare schemes and cash transfers with Aadhaar payment systems, created chaos on the ground. In this note, Niklas Wagner and Sakina ...

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Can the microcredit model be improved?

Microcredit is frequently touted as an effective policy tool to fight global poverty. However, studies suggest that the long-term impact on recipients’ lives is limited. In this post, Mushfiq Mobarak ...

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How much do households contribute to ambient air pollution in India?

Burning solid fuels like firewood in homes for cooking, heating, and other energy services is the single largest source of air pollution exposure in India. In this post, Chowdhury, Chafe, Pillarisetti...

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Closing gender gaps in India: Does increasing women’s access to finance help?

Gender gaps in women’s economic opportunities – in the labour market and in entrepreneurship – have remained high in India. This article analyses the macroeconomic impact of closing gender gaps in acc...

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क्या सेवा की गुणवत्ता से ग्रामीण भारत में बिजली के कनेक्शन के लिए परिवारों की भुगतान करने की इच्छा का अनुमान लग सकता है?

जहां ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण विकासशील जगत में सरकारों की उच्च प्राथमिकता रही है, वहीं जिन कारणों से परिवारों द्वारा बिजली के लिए भुगतान करने की अधिक संभावना होती है, उन पर अपर्याप्त ध्यान दिया गया है। ग्र...

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How democratic are the states of India?

India is often credited for its success as the world’s largest democracy – but does the degree of democracy vary across Indian states? This article develops an index to map the development of subnatio...

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Challenges in decentralised implementation of centrally mandated anti-poverty programmes

Even when the central government is committed to a jobs guarantee, rationing of work opportunities can arise under decentralised implementation in poor places. This article examines India’s efforts to...

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Why do parents invest in girls’ education? Evidence from rural India

Adolescent girls in rural Rajasthan frequently leave education early and marry young. This article develops a novel methodology to elicit average parental preferences over a daughter's education and a...

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पोषण में नारी सशक्तिकरण: सशक्तिकरण के विचार

'वीमेनस एम्पावरमेंट इन न्यूट्रिशन इंडेक्स’ परियोजना में शोधकर्ताओं के एक समूह ने बिहार के अररिया, और ओडिशा के गंजाम, रायगड़ा, कंधमाल, और नयागढ़ में नारी सशक्तिकरण, कृषि, और पोषण संबंधी अनेक मुद्दों पर...

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Inequality of opportunity among Indian women

Inequality of opportunity (IOp) in any society is that part of overall inequality which arises from factors beyond an individual’s control such as parental education, caste, gender, religion etc. This...

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Political alignment and economic outcomes: Evidence from legislative assembly elections in India

Theory suggests better economic outcomes prevail when providers at different levels of government are politically aligned. While politicians are jointly responsible for several policies, other policie...

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