"Behind India's high recent growth rates lies a story of societal conflict that is scarcely talked about. Across production sites, state institutions and civil society organisations, the dominant and less well-off sections of society are engaged in a protracted conflict that det…
Agrarian Environments questions the dichotomies that have structured earlier analyses of environmental processes in India and offers a new way of looking at the relationship between agrarian transformation and environmental change. The contributors claim that attempts to explain…
Study based on the findings of cases related to Yeotmal District of the state of Maharashtra, India.
Study based on the findings of cases related to Yeotmal District of the state of Maharashtra, India.
"This book studies the mismatch between theory and practice in hailing policy experimentation as a promising tool for decision-making under uncertainty and practical lessons. It delves into cases from design of several policy experiments and pilots in Indian agriculture. India h…
Piloting is an important form of policy experimentation and a promising tool for policymakers to innovate, formulate and test alternative policy designs for the future. While this is recognized in theory, there are several challenges in realizing a pilot's potential to do so in …
"This book studies the mismatch between theory and practice in hailing policy experimentation as a promising tool for decision-making under uncertainty and practical lessons. It delves into cases from design of several policy experiments and pilots in Indian agriculture. India h…
The book visits the idea of New India, studying how the political economy of India has changed significantly in post-liberalisation India. The book challenges the notion that all farmers in India are in agrarian distress, showing that some classes of farmers have gained under po…