This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the Indian government’s efforts to combat pervasive child trafficking for labour…
For decades, fears of energy scarcity drove American energy diplomacy. The dependence of the global economy on oil, and America’s need to…
Child stunting in India exceeds that in poorer regions like sub-Saharan Africa. Data on over 168,000 children show that, relative to Africa…
This paper presents a conceptual account of urban governance in Mumbai as a rent-sharing system based fundamentally on control over urban…
Are the well-known facts about urbanization in the United States also true for the developing world? We compare American metropolitan areas…
Using a biometric technology to monitor the attendance of public health workers in India resulted in a 15 percent increase in staff…
This paper examines the promise of inclusive social protection central to India’s Aadhaar scheme, a national initiative using biometric…
A housing lottery in an Indian city provided winning slum dwellers the opportunity to move into improved housing on the city’s periphery.…
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…