Worldwide, India has the highest number of people defecating in the open. In an attempt to reduce number of open defecation, a supply side initiative is underway. In 2014-2015, Government of India, constructed 8 million toilets. However, an important aspect for this supply-side initiative to...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Political Economy of Resources and Infrastructure in India -- 1 - Problems with land acquisition -- 2 - Impact on industry -- 3 - Impact on the power sector -- 3.1 - Impact of Mining -- 3.2 -...

Worldwide, India has the highest number of people defecating in the open. In an attempt to reduce number of open defecation, a supply side initiative is underway. In 2014-2015, Government of India, constructed 8 million toilets. However, an important aspect for this supply-side initiative to...

This paper considers the dynamics of income distributional pattern in India. If reforms are pro-rich then would see emergence of twin peaks in the underlying income distribution function in India (i.e.clustering of the rich people, and clustering of the poor people). On the other hand, a uniform...