A comparative study of the public distribution systems of foodgrains in India and China is expected to reveal lessons …

The public distribution system (PDS) has been one of the main policy instruments of the Government of India (GoI) to … that at an all-India level, 46.7 per cent or 25.9 MMTs of the off-taken grain did not reach the intended PDS beneficiaries … in 2011-12. The percent share of total leakage increased with states where greater percent of India's poor resided (five …

state-time variation in reservation in state legislative assemblies in India that arises from national policies that cause …

India addressed the requirement for pro-poor service delivery in rural regions by introducing decentralization and …

increase substantially for women, but not for men, and that these effects are concentrated during the main agricultural season …

accordance with employment policies. Although some women participate on an equal footing with men, the 'dual earner, gender …

Universal parental leaves with job protection and earnings compensation increase women's attachment to the labour … women's labour supply of long parental leaves by policies targeted especially at the father, and policies making formal day … latest initiatives have contributed to a shortening of women's employment interruptions and a more equal division of paid and …

rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Survey. The first-order dominance methodology was used to examine five dimensions of … income poverty are imperative for different locations in Ghana. …