Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Sarin, Ankur"
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A capability pathway to subjective economic well-being: looking beyond materialism
Nanarpuzha, Rajesh; Sarin, Ankur (Elsevier, 2021-01-24)By integrating sociological factors, this study explores novel causal mechanisms to broaden the understanding of subjective economic well-being (SEWB). The results of a probit regression analysis of Indian Human Development ... -
A case for leapfrogging the digital divide
Sarin, Ankur; Ranganathan, Kavitha (CyFy Journal, 2015) -
Co-production of frugal innovation: case of low cost reverse osmosis water filters in India
Sarin, Ankur; Annala, L.; Green, J.L. (Elsevier Ltd, 2017-08-02)The increased role of market actors in the provision of drinking water has implied a greater salience to issues of affordability. With its emphasis of increasing affordability without compromising on quality, the idea of ... -
Conspicuous consumption and income inequality in an emerging economy: evidence from India
Saravana, Jaikumar; Sarin, Ankur (Springer Science+Business Media, 2015)The impact of income inequality on conspicuous consumption has been a topic of much discussion, but little empirical examination in the emerging market context. In this paper, using data from the India Human Development ... -
Evaluating the efficacy of demand-side communication interventions on claiming rights: evidence from an action research field experiment in India
Milap, Akshay; Sarin, Ankur (International Communication Association, 2022-11-08)Communication-based interventions increasingly characterize attempts to strengthen policy implementation, especially policies targeting disadvantaged populations who despite their eligibility often fail to access potential ... -
Foot‐march: Large‐scale mobilization for a public cause or atool for fanning political ambition
Sarin, Ankur; Gupta, Ishu; Agarwalla, Astha (Wiley, 2019-04-08)We present the case of an awareness campaign, strategically crafted by a local student political leader, based on a national level policy for urban poor and marginalized, in the city of Ahmedabad in India. The campaign, ... -
). ‘I show off, so I am well off’: Subjective economic well-being and conspicuous consumption in an emerging economy
Jaikumar, Saravana; Singh, Ramendra; Sarin, Ankur (Elseveir, 2018)Conspicuous consumption may be explained by the need to signal higher social status in a society. However, whether this consumption actually translates to improved perception of well-being remains unexamined. In the emerging ... -
Implementation of section 12(1)(c) of the right to education act
Sarin, Ankur; Dongre, Ambrish; Khanghta, Praveen; Varshney, Nishank; Gaur, Akriti; Sengai, Ajey (Economic and Political Weekly, 2018-02)Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education Act mandates non-minority private unaided schools to keep aside at least 25% of their entry-level seats for children belonging to disadvantaged sections to create a more integrated ... -
Implementing the Right to Education: creation of “knowdents”
Sarin, Ankur; Ranjan, Ashish (NORRAG, 2018)This article describes the implementation challenges of admissions and inclusion of children from disadvantaged and economically weaker sections mandated under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education ... -
Preparing a globally competitive skilled workforce for Indian economy: emerging trends and challenges
Sarin, Ankur; Sanghi, Sunita; Subbiah, M. V. (Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 2012)Economic reforms over the last two decades have meant increased global exposure and a sharper focus on competitiveness for Indian industry. These, in turn, have drawn our attention to the question of how globally-compe ... -
Reading into 25,000 crore loss: all India trade union strike
Sarin, Ankur; Thakur, Aditi (Economic and Political Weekly, 2016)The 2 September strike called by almost all the major central trade unions garnered the usual, frenzied media attention. It was touted as one of the biggest ever in the country (The Hindu Business Line 2015). The strike ... -
Residential education for disadvantaged girls: an alternate field?
Rajendra, Advaita; Sarin, Ankur (SAGE Publications, 2021-03-15)In this article, we engage with the experiences of students in a government-run residential secondary school that enrols girls primarily from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Through an exploration of the history ... -
Role of municipal councillors in the implementation of social protection schemes for children: a case of Ahmedabad, India
Agarwalla, A.; Sarin, Ankur; Gupta, I. (Journal of Public Affairs, 2019)The 74th constitutional amendment paved the path for strengthening of local governments in India, by devolution of functional and financial powers. The elected local representatives (municipal councillors), as the closest ... -
Supporting and sustaining state-initiated women’s empowerment: Learning from a national programme in India
Sarin, Ankur; Sherry Chand, Vijaya (Wiley, 2019)State-led women’s empowerment initiatives are usually indifferent to the tensions between the processes of transformation they initiate at the grassroots and the intermediary support structures they create to sustain ... -
What money couldn’t buy: social protection for migrants in India’s lockdown
Singhal, Karan; Sarin, Ankur; Rajendra, Advaita (Taylor & Francis, 2023-08-23)We analyze findings from a large-scale survey of over 11,000 respondents across 64 districts in India, conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 to examine the impact of the lockdown on internal migrants in India. ...