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An agenda for urban reforms
The development of our cities requires overcoming several challenges. It is now well established that cities are the engines of India’s economic dynamism. A report...
Reforming India’s land titling system
A gradualist approach stands a much greater likelihood of success with reforming a complex legacy system like land records. Among all the problems faced while doing...
No arbitrary transfers, no corruption in procurements
For ending corruption and improving governance, we need to institutionalise reforms in personnel deployments and procurements by the government. There are no more...
Labour market reforms in India
Among India’s still-born second generation reforms, labour market reforms is one of the most important and politically difficult. A labyrinth of state and central...
Central banking in crisis
The political economy risk to the RBI’s institutional credibility. The appointments of central bank governors have become almost as high-profile and important...
Fighting harassment corruption
How to address the problem of government officials demanding bribes from citizens for accessing public services. The anger and indignation that has aroused the...
How to improve social policy design
A collaborative approach to solving development problems in India. It is widely acknowledged that program implementation is the Achilles Heel of India’s massive...
The challenge with law enforcement
Develop local strategies that seek to increase the civic sensibilities and public responsibilities of citizens. The popular explanation for India’s dysfunctional...
The psychology of poverty
There are behavioural constraints that prevent the poor from acting rationally The standard analysis of poverty, its causes and possible solutions, have focused...
Second-best policy frameworks
Mitigate corruption by designing policies focused on final outcomes A crusading Controller and Auditor General and a wave of populist anger exemplified in civil...
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