Development policy affects human rights in manifold ways. For example, trade agreements can have an adverse impact on the rights to health or food by making essential medicines or goods less accessible or available. Or large-scale investment projects influence indigenous rights when they entail...

Chapter 1: Public Policies for Economic Growth and Employment Generation in Post-Reform India: Fathoming the Achievement toward SDGs -- Chapter 2: Macroeconomic Impact of Public Policies towards Sustainable Development Goals: Indian Evidences -- Chapter 3: Evaluating the Role Microfinance and...

This paper surveys evidence from recent randomized evaluations in developing countries on the impact of price on access to health and education. The debate on user fees has been contentious, but until recently much of the evidence was anecdotal. Randomized evaluations across a variety of...