Information on "Literacy" and "South Asia"
January 2011
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Jan 2011
Furthering Financial Literacy
Author: Anna Custers
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This study presents evidence from a randomized field experiment that was conducted in Bhopal, India. More on «Furthering Financial Literacy»
December 2010
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Dec 2010
Pro-poor Governance Reform Initiatives in Madhya Pradesh, India, 1993-2010: An Introduction
Author: Manoj Srivastava
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
In an uncharacteristically strong-worded speech delivered at Chatham House, London in 1931, Gandhiji charged the colonial masters with making India more illiterate by neglecting its indigenous education system, the “beautiful tree” as he termed it, t... More on «Pro-poor Governance Reform Initiatives in Madhya Pradesh, India, 1993-2010: An Introduction»
August 2007
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16 Aug 2007
India at 60: Banking on the Demographic Dividend
Author: Jayan Jose Thomas
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
Before the backdrop of the 60th anniversary of India's independence, this paper discusses chances and challenges related to its young and growing population. More on «India at 60: Banking on the Demographic Dividend» -
Aug 2007
Changes in Living Standards in Villages in India 1975-2004
Author: Reena Badiani, Stefan Dercon, Pramila Krishnan, K P C Rao
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
This paper examines changes in living conditions in the six villages in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, initially surveyed during 1975-84. More on «Changes in Living Standards in Villages in India 1975-2004»
July 2007
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Jul 2007
India's Rising and Shining: Will it Prove a False Dawn?
Author: Ramesh Thakur
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
This paper identifies the primary determinants of India's economic success while also pointing out the country's drawbacks, particularly its poor performance regarding human development. More on «India's Rising and Shining: Will it Prove a False Dawn?»
November 2005
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16 Nov 2005
Economic Transition in a Plural Polity: India
Author: Rahul Mukherji
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper analyzes how India managed the transition from import substituting industrialization toward trade-led growth, in the context of a plural polity. More on «Economic Transition in a Plural Polity: India»
