Inherited caste identity is an important determinant of life opportunity for a fifth of the world's
population, but is not given the same significance in global development policy debates as …

There has been a major expansion of social security programs in India during the last 15
years or so, along with wider recognition of economic and social rights. This paper …

Digital identity platforms are widely regarded as important means to improve social
protection systems. Yet these platforms have been implicated in the production of a range of …

The world economy is expanding rapidly despite chronic economic crises. Yet the majority of
the world's population live in poverty. Why are wealth and poverty two sides of the coin of …

Abstract The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is claimed to make rice more sustainable
by increasing yields while reducing water demand. However, there remains a shortage of …

This article analyses why informal labourers working 'at the margins' of global production
networks lack 'structural'and 'associational'power. It does so in order to better understand …

3 Land distribution in four fieldwork villages 66 4 Caste distribution in four fieldwork villages
68 5 Land distribution by caste 68 6 Primary bases of accumulation (among surplus …

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was
developed by the Indian government to reduce rural poverty through 100 days of …

Diving into an original and unusually positive case study from India, Patching Development
shows how development programs can be designed to work. How can development …

In many countries, women do not share the same decision-making power as the men
around them. This preexisting discrimination suggests an imbalance in decision-making …