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On internalization of externalities
(2010-03-27)
Externalities can be internalized through market mechanism, government regulation, or self-governing institutions or a mix of these institutions. We recommend the institutional route which minimizes total cost (sum of ...
Scale equity and efficiency: a stone may kill more than one bird
(2010-03-27)
Policy goals of efficiency, equity, and sustainability may not be independent. Also the policy instruments. i.e. price mechanism, fiscal policy, and scale may be related. We need to find answers about who shall decide the ...
Blowing ten myths about agroforestry: restoring the productivity of marginal dry regions
(2010-03-27)
The ten myths discussed in this paper are: 1) Privatization of common lands leads to sustainable agro-forestry based land use, 2) Poor people have shorter time frame and have lesser trees in and around their fields, 3) ...
Innovation insurgency: A new Paradigm for Engaging the Angry, Rebellious Youth of the Country
(2010-07-20)
In the current euphoric mood of economic growth, many times we forget that there has been another extraordinary growth which should cause us concern. This is the growth in the number of districts affected by naxalite ...
Compensating local communities for conserving biodiversity: shall we save the goose that laid the golden eggs so long
(2010-03-28)
Large number of local communities have conserved biodiversity and the associated knowledge systems despite remaining very poor. Sometimes, they have refused to receive any compensation in view of sharing the information. ...
On organizing: are 'solutions' really the problem?
(2010-03-14)
Ensuring a fair distribution of public resources has remained a concern of planners and socially conscious academists for a long time. The limitation of market forces in catering to such needs of people which at current ...
Socio-ecology of stress: why do CPR management projects fail? A case study of sheep and pasture development project in Rajasthan, India
(2010-03-14)
In a stratefied rural society, different classes of landless pastoralists or cultivator cum pastoralists are expected to have varying stakes in the protection of environment. 'Assurance' mechanism suggested by Sen and Rauge ...
Managing common properties: some issues in institutional design
(2010-03-14)
Designing institutions that coordinate expectations of different classes of rural producers in a manner in which income disparities are reduced; common property is better managed and in fact rejuvenated (if possible); and ...
Cooperation in cooperatives: contributions of resources and skills
(2010-03-14)
The question most basic to any discussion on cooperatives is: why is it, that elites in most cooperatives neglect the task of fostering cooperation amongst different classes of poolers of resources and instead, concentrate ...
Business incubation development in India
(2010-01-16)
The paper provides the experience of setting up first incubator for grassroots innovations in the form of GIAN (Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network) and make a case for replicating this model elsewhere in the ...