28 November, 2018Introduction to e-Symposium: The idea of a universal basic income in the Indian context
The idea of an unconditional basic income given to all citizens by the State, has caught on in the developed world. Does it make sense for India? To examine the issue, I4I Editor Parikshit Ghosh is h...
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Parikshit Ghosh 
26 September, 2016
- Symposia
NYAY e-Symposium: The potential macroeconomic impact of NYAY
Niranjan Rajadhyaksha (Research Director and Senior Fellow at IDFC Institute) contends that the estimated cost of NYAY is substantial and there is ample reason to worry about the fiscal burden of the ...
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Niranjan Rajadhyaksha
- 02 May, 2019
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Introduction to e-Symposium: Decoding Congress’ NYAY
A major announcement in the Congress manifesto, in the ongoing parliamentary election, is the minimum income guarantee proposal – Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY). In this symposium, Bharat Ramaswami (Asho...
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Ashok Kotwal
- 01 May, 2019
- Symposia
Growth, structural change, and poverty reduction: Evidence from India
Poverty reduction in India has been relatively slow even in years of high economic growth. A possible explanation is that growth has mainly been driven by sectors that generate fewer jobs for the poo...
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Abhijit Sen Gupta Rana Hasan
- 21 March, 2014
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Some thoughts on paternalism in poverty programmes
it is pretty ironic the number of conversations I have had with development people about the poor and their drinking - over drinks. – Paul Niehaus.
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Jishnu Das
- 23 December, 2013
- Perspectives
Why is Maharashtra's average income five times that of Bihar?
Income gaps among Indian states are large, persistent and increasing over time. Differences in technology and efficiency in production processes have been found to be the primary explanation for inco...
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Areendam Chanda
- 09 December, 2013
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A second debate on the Land Acquisition Act
Of all the recently enacted parliamentary legislations, none is more important for industrial investment and growth than the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilita...
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Varad Pande
- 21 October, 2013
- Perspectives
Muktidhara: A sustainable livelihood project in West Bengal
In this ‘Note from the Field’, two Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows describe a government funded project in the state of West Bengal that seeks to generate self-employment opportuniti...
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Sourabh Bhattacharjee Animesh Ghosh
- 14 October, 2013
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Migrating out of poverty: The role of finance
Financial liberalisation has been controversial as it is not clear whom the expanded credit allocation actually benefits. Using variation across time and states in India, this column finds strong evi...
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Meghana Ayyagiri Thorsten Beck Mohammad Hoseini
- 13 September, 2013
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What explains the steep poverty decline in India from 2004 to 2011?
Ashok Kotwal, Editor-in-Chief, Ideas for India, interviews Pronab Sen on the recent poverty figures that show a steep decline in poverty in India between 2004 and 2011. According to him, the shift in...
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Ashok Kotwal Pronab Sen
- 29 July, 2013
- Perspectives
A success story from Keonjhar
The final narrative in our three part series on what development means to real women comes from Keonjhar in Odisha. In spite of facing deprivation and setbacks early in life, today Basanti Naik succe...
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Chandrasekhar Bhuyan
- 12 July, 2013
- Notes
Empowering women for development
In conversation with a Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellow, Bahrin Bhuyinya, a resident of the Khunti district in Jharkhand shares her story. While she feels that the village has significantl...
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Belmati Jonko
- 05 July, 2013
- Notes
Lost in transition
As part of a special three part series, the Prime Minister’s rural development fellows bring us voices from the field about what development means to women in some of the most remote parts of the c...
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Arindam Banerjee
- 28 June, 2013
- Notes
Lack of aspirations as a poverty trap
Much of the literature on chronic poverty focuses on external constraints as impediments to escaping the poverty trap. A new strand of research suggests psychological factors such as a lack of aspira...
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Sayantan Ghosal
- 10 June, 2013
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Evaluating the Effects of Targeted Transfers to 'Mahadalits' in Bihar
The aim of this project is to examine how the transfer of assets to ultra-poor households under different Mahadalit inititatives influences their sense of well-being and their notions of identity. The...
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Hemanshu Kumar Rohini Somanathan
- 01 June, 2013
- IGC Research on India
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