This paper maps the organizational diversity of the NGO sector in Karnataka, a “middle order state†(Vyasulu, 1995), and demonstrates that conceptualizing NGO actions vis-à-vis the state dichotomously–either as a close collaboration or as a conflictual, oppositional force–is...

What degree the financial crisis and the resulting developments have impacted and will impact long-term, capital market bank funding. [DB research]...

Persistence and breakdowns of democracy are the dominant features of Nepali politics.Democracy continues to be attractive amidst setbacks and discontinuity. So it remains perennially elusive, despite having undergone democratic upheavals. Some significant variables such as ideology, essence of...

This study analyses the changes in prevalence of undernutrition between the 1980s and 1990s at the national and sub-national levels in India and focuses on the rural-urban comparisons. The study exploits the demographic information available in household surveys to derive a household-specific...