Search Results - "Economic and political weekly"

Revealed Preference for Open Defecation: Evidence from a New Survey in Rural North India

“…[...]we describe patterns of use among owners of government-supported and government-constructed latrines, and use our data to predict the effects of a…”
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From Primitive Accumulation to Regimes of Dispossession: Six Theses on India's Land Question by LEVIEN, MICHAEL

“…Existing theoretical perspectives, whether Marx's primitive accumulation or Harvey's accumulation by dispossession, are not adequate for understanding the…”
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Food and Nutrition in India: Facts and Interpretations by Deaton, Angus, Drèze, Jean

“…This paper reviews recent evidence on food intake and nutrition in India. It attempts to make sense of various puzzles, particularly the decline of average…”
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Caste in 21st Century India: Competing Narratives by DESAI, SONALDE, DUBEY, AMARESH

“…Recent debates regarding inclusion of caste in 2011 Census have raised questions about whether caste still matters in modern India. Ethnographic studies of the…”
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Recent Trends in Wealth Inequality in India by ANAND, ISHAN, THAMPI, ANJANA

“…An analysis of the trends in wealth ownership and its inequality in India between 1991 and 2012 using three rounds of All-India Debt and Investment Survey data…”
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Missing Labour or Consistent "De-Feminisation"? by ABRAHAM, VINOJ

“…"Missing labour force in India"—the recent fluctuations in the labour participation of women — is probably due to short-term shifts in activities responding to…”
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Understanding Leakages in the Public Distribution System by DRÈZE, JEAN, KHERA, REETIKA

“…This article attempts to resolve the puzzle of public distribution system leakages using the latest available data. Leakages remain high, but there is clear…”
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Farm Size and Productivity: Understanding the Strengths of Smallholders and Improving Their Livelihoods by CHAND, RAMESH, PRASANNA, P A LAKSHMI, SINGH, ARUNA

“…During the 1960s and 1970s there was an intense debate on the observed inverse relationship between farm size and per hectare agricultural productivity in…”
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Twitter and the Rebranding of Narendra Modi by PAL, JOYOJEET, CHANDRA, PRIYANK, VYDISWARAN, V G VINOD

“…Through a qualitative study of the historical patterns of retweeting and favouriting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's messages, followbacks to other Twitter…”
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Democracy and Economic Transformation in India by Chatterjee, Partha

“…With the changes in India over the past 25 years, there is now a new dynamic logic that ties the operations of "political society" (comprising the peasantry,…”
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Explaining Employment Trends in the Indian Economy: 1993-94 to 2011-12 by MEHROTRA, SANTOSH, PARIDA, JAJATI, SINHA, SHARMISTHA, GANDHI, ANKITA

“…This paper explores employment trends in India since the mid-1990s based on study of various rounds of National Sample Survey unit level data. The major…”
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Estimates and Analysis of Farm Income in India, 1983–84 to 2011–12 by CHAND, RAMESH, SAXENA, RAKA, RANA, SIMMI

“…This paper presents estimates of farmers' incomes from agriculture over the past three decades. The income earned by farmers from agricultural activities after…”
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Planned Illegalities: Housing and the 'Failure' of Planning in Delhi: 1947-2010 by BHAN, GAUTAM

“…Chaos, irrelevance, incompetence and exclusion, what do these "failures" tell us about the apparently self-evident understandings of plans, "planning" and…”
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Why Publicly-Financed Health Insurance Schemes Are Ineffective in Providing Financial Risk Protection by SELVARAJ, SAKTHIVEL, KARAN, ANUP K

“…This paper provides early and robust evidence on the impact of publicly-financed health insurance schemes on financial risk protection in India's health…”
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Caste and Entrepreneurship in India by IYER, LAKSHMI, KHANNA, TARUN, VARSHNEY, ASHUTOSH

“…It is now widely accepted that the lower castes have risen in Indian politics. Has there been a corresponding change in the economy? Using comprehensive data…”
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Intersectionality: Rejection or Critical Dialogue? by JOHN, MARY E

“…Two responses to Nivedita Menon's "Is Feminism about 'Women'? A Critical View on Intersectionality from India" (EPW, 25 April 2015) appreciate the article's…”
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Indian Climate Change Policy: Exploring a Co-Benefits Based Approach by DUBASH, NAVROZ K, RAGHUNANDAN, D, SANT, GIRISH, SREENIVAS, ASHOK

“…There is a growing body of climate-related policy in India; at the same time, there is no clear and consistent approach or framework that directs and guides…”
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Revival of the Public Distribution System: Evidence and Explanations by KHERA, REETIKA

“…Contrary to a common belief that India's public distribution system is irreparably dysfunctional, a nine-state survey of the PDS finds that the respondents…”
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Changes in the Rural Labour Market and Their Implications for Agriculture by CHAND, RAMESH, SRIVASTAVA, S K

“…The rural labour market is undergoing significant changes mainly due to rising employment opportunities outside agriculture. The real wage rate for farm as…”
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Regional Disparities in India: A Moving Frontier by BAKSHI, SANCHITA, CHAWLA, ARUNISH, SHAH, MIHIR

“…Among the various axes of inequality in India, regional disparities have acquired greater salience in recent times, with demands being made for special status…”
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