Tag Search: “Technology”
Property rights and technology transfer: Evidence from developing countries
The transfer of technology to poorer countries is essential for development. This column asks how this process is affected by intellectual property rights and whether the data can provide some policy ...
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Sunil Kanwar
01 March, 2013
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Use of technology to improve public service delivery
How is technology being used to improve public service delivery at the grass root level? In this Note from the Field, the Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows that are working with district admi...
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Chandrasekhar Bhuyan
Animesh Ghosh
Kshovan Guha
Dipti Paridhi Kindo
Priyanka Kumari
Ankush Singh
Sushma Taywade
Sweta Trayambak
06 February, 2013
- Notes from the Field
Schematic Natural Hazard Zonation of Bihar using Geoinformatics
The objective of this prooject was to understand the occurrence of natural hazards in Bihar. The output of this project may act as a basis for the formulation of Natural Hazards Preparedness Plan to m...
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Tuhin Ghosh
Anirban Mukhopadhyay
01 February, 2013
- IGC Research on India
US-China relations: Role reversal will slow climate change
This column proposes a new approach to climate change that involves China, and eventually other developing countries, offering inducements to the West to take steps to foster a private-sector led gree...
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Aaditya Mattoo
Arvind Subramanian
23 January, 2013
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Cash Transfers - through the postal system or the banks?
The central government has announced the conversion of 29 poverty schemes to Direct Cash Transfers. Should this be implemented through banks or the postal system? This article assesses the pros and co...
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Ashwini Kulkarni
20 December, 2012
- Notes from the Field
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
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: is it working?
MNREGA is one of the government´s largest flagship schemes, and is the largest job creation programme of its kind in the world. Supporters believe that it is necessary to help rural workers smooth inc...
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Jean Drèze
Ashwini Kulkarni
Neelakshi Mann
Varad Pande
Martin Ravallion
29 November, 2012
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Cutting delays in MNREGA wages
Officials in charge of paying MNREGA wages in the state of Andhra Pradesh can now expect to receive fines if there are delays. This column shows how this move was made possible by a simple automated s...
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Saloni Chopra
Reetika Khera
10 October, 2012
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The value of land administration information for financial development
While the effect of improved property rights on economic development has been extensively studied, the specific relationship between better land administration information and improved credit access i...
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Aparajita Goyal
28 August, 2012
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Corruption and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Corruption continues to strangle India’s public finances. This column presents evidence of embezzlement in India’s flagship rural employment programme and suggests new ways policymakers can test what ...
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Sandip Sukhtankar
16 July, 2012
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