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Publications from 2015

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21 January 2016

Book Chapters

Chapter Title Authors Book Title Editor(s) Publisher Link
Fund Flows and Expenditure in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: A Case Study of School Based Grants at Nalanda District, Bihar Avani Kapur, Anit N Mukherjee Right to Education in India Resources, institutions and public policy Praveen Jha, P. Geetha Rani Routledge India Click here
Role of Activity Mapping in Democratic Good Governance Vincy Davis, Claiming India from Below: Activism and Democratic Transformation Vipul Mudgal Routledge India Click here
Rights, accountability and citizenship: India’s emerging welfare state Yamini Aiyar, Michael Walton Governance in Developing Asia: Public Service Delivery and Empowerment Anil B. Deolalikar, Shikha Jha, Pilipinas F. Quising Edward Elgar Publishing Click here

 

Journal

Title Author Journal Volume Link
Spectators or Participants? Effects of Social Audits in Andhra Pradesh Yamini Aiyar, Soumya Kapoor Mehta Economic & Political Weekly Click here
Do Private Tuitions improve Learning Outcomes? Evidence from India using ASER Data Ambrish Dongre, Vibhu Tewary Economic & Political Weekly Vol. 50 Click here

 

Articles

Title Author Periodical Link
Accounting for toilets, but no accountability for sanitation Avani Kapur, Yamini Aiyar Live Mint Click here
Building an outcome-focused approach to elementary education financing in India Yamini Aiyar Ideas for India Click here
Education reform and frontline administrators: A case study from Bihar – I Yamini Aiyar, Vincy Davis, Ambrish Dongre Ideas for India Click here
Education reform and frontline administrators: A case study from Bihar – II Yamini Aiyar, Vincy Davis, Ambrish Dongre Ideas for India Click here
Good Idea, Poorly Implemented Ekta Joshi The Pioneer Click here
How much does India spend on elementary education? Avani Kapur, Ambrish Dongre Ideas for India Click here
In the Hands of the states Avani Kapur, Vikram Srinivas The Pioneer Click here
Policy goes missing amid slogans Yamini Aiyar Live Mint Click here
Pull, not push, to open up spending Yamini Aiyar Live Mint Click here
Reforms needed in education Yamini Aiyar Live Mint Click here
Schooling trap Yamini Aiyar The Indian Express Click here
The Post-Office State Yamini Aiyar, Shrayana Bhattacharya The Caravan Click here
Unpacking cooperative federalism and social policy Yamini Aiyar Live Mint Click here
When the Frontline is the Bottomline Yamini Aiyar, Lant Pritchett The Indian Express Click here
Whither decentralization? Yamini Aiyar Live Mint Click here
A good way to implement RTE Ambrish Dongre The Daily Pioneer Click here

 

Policy Briefs

Title Author Link
Backward Regions Grant Fund GOI 2015-16 Avani Kapur, Vikram Srinivas Click here
Integrated Child Development Scheme GOI 2015-16 Avani Kapur, Ekta Joshi Click here
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme GOI 2015-16 Avani Kapur, Anindita Adhikari Click here
National Health Mission GOI 2015-16 Avani Kapur, Vikram Srinivas Click here
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan GOI 2015-16 Avani Kapur, Amee Misra Click here
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, GOI 2015-16 Avani Kapur, Smriti Iyer Click here
Swachh Bharat Mission GOI 2015-16 Avani Kapur, Smriti Iyer Click here

 

Working Papers

Title Author Link
Education reforms, bureaucracy and the puzzles of implementation: A case study from Bihar Yamini Aiyar, Ambrish Dondre, Vincy Davis Click here
How Much Does India Spend Per Student on Elementary Education? Avani Kapur, Ambrish Dongre Click here
Power to the States: Making Fiscal Transfers Work for Better Health: Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers for Health Working Group Avani Kapur, Smriti Iyer, H.K. Amarnath, Rifaiyat Mahbub, Victoria Fan, Anit Mukherjee, Amanda Glassman, Yamini Aiyar Click here
Rules versus Responsiveness: Towards building an outcome-focused approach to governing elementary education finances in India Yamini Aiyar, Ambrish Dongre, Avani Kapur, Anit N Mukherjee, T. R. Raghunandan Click here
Taxes: Price of Civilization or Tribute to Leviathan? Yamini Aiyar, Lant Pritchet Click here
Value subtraction in Public Sector: Accounting vs economic costs of primary schooling in India Yamini Aiyar, Lant Pritchet Click here 

 

Reports

Title Author Link
District Report Cards Yamini Aiyar, Avani Kapur, Smriti Iyer, Aishwarya Panicker Click here
The State of the Nation: RTE Section 12(1)(c) Report Ankur Sarin, Sunaina Kuhn, Bikkrama Daulet Singh, Praveen Khangta, Ambrish Dongre, Ekta Joshi, Arghya Sengupta, Rukmini Das, and Faiza Rahman​ Click here

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