This paper explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program. We use…
The promise of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is that evidence gathered through the evaluation of a specific program helps us—possibly…
In collaboration with the Government of Bihar, India, we conducted a large-scale
experiment to evaluate whether transparency in fiscal…
This chapter explains the necessity of health care for the working poor, especially women. It also provides solutions to address barriers…
Technology is a key driver of change, not least in the world of work. Yet little is known about what technologies are used by – or impact…
Previous randomized studies have shown that addressing children’s current learning gaps, rather than following an over-ambitious uniform…
This paper examines whether electronic procurement (e-procurement), which increases access to information and reduces personal interactions…
When this bitter, divisive presidential campaign mercifully comes to an end in November, the victor will face the Olympian task of…