The World Bank has been called the most influential organization in education reform
globally. Not only is it the single largest funder of education for international development …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruption to lives and
livelihoods around the world. These disruptions have brought into sharp focus experiences …

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 …

The work of environmental educators and activists in India and South Africa offers new
models for schooling and environmental activism. Education has never played as critical a …

How do states realize social reforms for marginalized groups in settings of entrenched
inequality? This article argues that reform implementation is a conflict‐ridden process driven …

Through a comparative case study, we develop the theory of top-down, iterative and fine-
grained state planning and implementation called governance by patching. By patching …

This article examines the ideological foundations of state-led educational development in
India, as reflected in documentary films produced by the Films Division of India, the …

This article argues that the Indian state can develop the capacity to deliver economic rights
in a citizen-friendly way, despite serious challenges posed by patronage politics and …

Following India's declaration of the Right to Education (RTE) as law in 2010, primary school
enrolments increased. However, low learning levels and attendance figures, especially …

A powerful central forest conservation law in India, the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, has
been amended in August 2023 (Pardikar 2023). The new Act claims to aid afforestation …