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Pain without gain?: impact of school rationalisation in India
(International Journal of Educational Development, 2020)
Alarmed by declining enrolment in government schools and potentially adverse academic, administrative and fiscal consequences associated with it, policy makers in India have initiated experimenting with closure of government ...
Restricted and unrestricted fiscal grants and tax effort of panchayats in India
(Economic & Political Weekly, 2019)
The impact of restricted and unrestricted fiscal grants on tax effort of panchayats is examined using nationally representative panel data on finances. Three pathways are proposed through which these impacts accrue: wages, ...
Narrative worlds of frugal consumers: unmasking romanticized spirituality to reveal responsibilization and de-politicization
(Journal of Business Ethics, 2020)
Extant literature romanticizes frugality as a lifestyle trait that helps in the spiritual evolution of consumers, which in turn enables them in overcoming the negative consequences of materialism and over-consumption. ...
Medical negligence and law: application of the Bolam and Bolitho rules in India
(Economic & Political Weekly, 2019)
India has adopted the Bolam rule from the United Kingdom and has been using it to adjudicate cases of medical negligence. The evolution of the Bolam rule in the UK as well as the way the rule is applied in India by the ...
An exploration of public risk perception and governmental engagement of nuclear energy in India
(Journal of Public Affairs, 2020)
Public acceptance constitutes an important factor in successfully establishing and operating nuclear power plants. This paper explores public attitudes to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project commissioned in 2013 and ...
Exploring the role of urban green spaces in ‘smartening’ cities in India
(Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2019)
This paper explores the conceptualization of Urban Green Space (UGS) within India’s urban planning process. In doing so, the context of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), which is a flagship programme for urban transformation ...
Why does technology integration fail?: teacher beliefs and content developer assumptions in an Indian initiative
(Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020)
This paper explores technology integration and the role of teacher beliefs in this integration to assess a ‘smart-class’ initiative that was introduced in 3173 Grade 7–8 classrooms of 1609 public schools in India in 2017. ...
The law of restitution for unjust enrichment in India
(Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 2020)
The law of restitution for unjust enrichment is among the most debated private law topics today. It has been invoked to justify the right to restitution in cases which fall outside the scope of contract law. Despite being ...
Did India’s price control policy for coronary stents create unintended consequences?
(Social Science & Medicine, 2020)
In February 2017, India capped the retail price of coronary stents and restricted the channel margin to bring Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) procedure, which uses coronary stents, within reach of ...
From courts to markets: new evidence on enforcement of pharmaceutical bans in India
(Social Science & Medicine, 2019)
Regulatory enforcement of product safety standards given health concerns, whether it is in romaine lettuce, smartphones or cars, is emerging to be a challenge for global public health. This is particularly true for developing ...