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बुनियाद की मज़बूती: प्राथमिक शिक्षा की चुनौती

रुक्मिणी बनर्जी बताती हैं कि नई शिक्षा नीति का प्रारूप एक सही कदम के रूप में बच्चों की शुरुआती देख-रेख और शिक्षा के महत्व पर ज़ोर देता है। साथ ही, यह प्राथमिक स्तर पर बुनियादी साक्षरता व गणितीय क्षमता ...

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Building foundations well: The challenge for primary education

Rukmini Banerji contends that the draft New Education Policy gets it right in emphasising the importance of Early Childhood Care and Education and the need to urgently work on establishing foundationa...

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Field missions and data stories

Data lies at the heart of research and policymaking in the social sector. But where does this data really come from? In this note, Prerna Mukharya (Founder, Outline India, Track your metrics), shares ...

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Wealth inequality, class, and caste in India: 1961-2012

The level of wealth inequality in India is close to that of some highly unequal countries in the world. This article assesses the long-term evolution of wealth inequality in the country for the period...

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Using mobiles to improve governance

Measuring how well major public programmes are implemented remains a core governance challenge. With the increasing mobile-phone penetration in the country, Muralidharan, Niehaus, Sukhtankar, and Weav...

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शासन में सुधार के लिए मोबाइल का उपयोग

मुख्य सार्वजनिक कार्यक्रमों का कितनी अच्छी तरह क्रियान्वयन हो रहा है इसे मापना शासन की एक बड़ी चुनौती बनी हुई है। देश में मोबाइल-फोन की तेजी से बढ़ रही पहुंच को देखते, मुरलीधरन, नीहौस, सुखतंकर, और वीवर...

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Prevalence and evolution of dowry in India

Dowry payments are an important part of household finances in India, typically exceeding a year of earnings. This article analyses data from an all-India sample of over 70,000 marriages to document fa...

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Traditional hierarchies and affirmative action in a globalising economy: Evidence from India

India has had a long-standing policy of affirmative action to address deep-rooted caste inequities and discrimination. This article compares successive age cohorts of three broad social groups – Sched...

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अप्रयुक्त मार्ग: राजनीतिक शक्ति की राह में लैंगिक अंतर

महिलाओं की अधिक राजनीतिक भागीदारी की दिशा में रिसर्च और नीतिगत प्रयास मुख्यतः महिलाओं के मतदान संबंधी व्यवहार और निर्वाचित जन प्रतिनिधियों के बतौर उनके प्रतिनिधित्व पर केंद्रित रहे हैं। हालांकि अनेक अ...

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The new globalisation and income inequality

Trade in intermediates (or ‘unbundling of production') and trade in capital have become increasingly important in last 25 years. This article shows that trade in intermediates generates a reallocation...

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The great disinflation in emerging and developing economies

Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) have achieved a remarkable decline in inflation since the early 1970s. Whether EMDEs can continue enjoying the benefits of low inflation will depend on...

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Four lessons for developing countries from advanced economies’ past

In this post, Izvorski and Karakülah contend that comparisons between today’s developing countries and today’s advanced economies can provide aspiration but less so in terms of recommendations about p...

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