This paper is the result of field research undertaken across five states in India over a period of two months. The first part of the study aims to develop an understanding of traditional cooking practices with regard to fuel and … Read More
Publications
Economic Environment Index: Measuring the Enabling Environment for Households and Firms at District Level
The Economic Environment Index (EEI) study in the state of Tamil Nadu, India comes in the wake of the recognition to foster inclusive growth through a decentralised planning process. Such recognition inherently implies the existence of regional diversity that may … Read More
Financial Inclusion in Gulbarga: Finding Usage in Access
The paper presents insights from a study to assess the implementation of the financial inclusion drive and usage of banking services by households in Gulbarga district in Karnataka, one of the locations that claimed to have achieved 100% financial inclusion.
Can Workfare Serve as a Substitute for Weather Insurance? The Case of NREGA in Andhra Pradesh
In this paper, the authors attempt to assess whether a recently enacted workfare program in India, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), allowed potential participants to mitigate the effects of weather shocks by investigating whether participation levels in the … Read More
Whose Dna Is It Anyway? Expanding Dna Databanks Raise Human Rights Concerns
This article looks at how expanding DNA databanks raise human right concerns.
The Social Impacts Of Climate Change In South Asia
This paper focuses on an especially important set of social impacts resulting from climate change in South Asia, namely the displacement of vast numbers of people as a consequence mainly of sea level rise along the coasts and secondarily from … Read More
From Outlays To Outcomes: Getting Development From Development Expenditure
On August 25th 2009, Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research and Centre for Development Finance, Institute for Financial Management and Research organized a conference entitled: “From Outlays to Outcomes: Getting Development from Development Expenditures”. The conference aimed to create a … Read More
Advocacy-oriented Strategy: Background Thoughts for ICICI Foundation
This background note provides a high-level overview of the basics of advocacy, why it is important, and how best-in-class organizations approach the topic. Its secondary objective is to showcase various options for structuring an advocacy-oriented organization backed up by programming, … Read More
User Innovation & e-Governance Design
This paper provides an analytical case study of an Indian NGO’s efforts to engage city government officials in developing and refining an e-governance system for tracking public grievances and city performance in redressing these. It is a draft of a … Read More
Business Correspondent Model: A Preliminary Exploration
Since its inception in 2006, various banks have promoted the BC model in all corners of the country, though few of these efforts have scaled up beyond modest pilots. There is scarce documentation on how these pilots work in the … Read More