This paper contributes to understanding the physical and economic effects of salinity diffusion and planning for appropriate adaptation for managing the Sundarbans in a changing climate, with a focus on the West Bengal portion of the tidal-wetland forest delta. A five-step analysis, using...

Research on the determinants of collective action in the commons generally focuses on interest-group heterogeneity, implicitly assuming that groups perceive the same problems but have different priorities. This paper changes the focus to the role played by perceptions themselves. Within...

Introduction -- Issues facing the steel industry -- Policy problems -- Excess steel in the world -- Supply glut in India -- Producers and their product mix -- Who to promote, the integrated mills or electric furnaces? -- The demand failure of steel in India -- The myth of the s curve -- Metallic...

Introduction -- Issues facing the steel industry -- Policy problems -- Excess steel in the world -- Supply glut in India -- Producers and their product mix -- Who to promote, the integrated mills or electric furnaces? -- The demand failure of steel in India -- The myth of the s curve -- Metallic...

We construct a model of redistributive politics where the central government is opportunistic and uses its discretion to make transfers to state governments on the basis of political considerations. These considerations are the alignment between the incumbent parties at the central and state...