Given that the 74th amendment to the Indian Constitution stipulates
that the water supply service is to be transferred to the city/urban
governments this note analyses the institutional economics of...
On 15 Jun 2011 This note analyses the desirability of a loan from the World Bank
for strengthening local governments of Kerala under two scenarios. First,
is the case where the loan supplements the resources of th...
On 09 Jun 2011 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) was established in 1969 to generate resources for family planning and provide global leadership on population issues. Since then, the diverse needs of countr...
On 30 May 2011 People agree that all children have the right to an
education. But investing in education is also the
smart thing to do. Because education gives
people the skills they need to help themselves ou...
On 24 May 2011 Despite the rapid growth in finance worldwide over the past quarter-
century—now interrupted by the global financial crisis—many low-income
households and small firms remain excluded from access to...
On 10 Dec 2010 This report sets out a way to prevent an all-too-common form of
theft from some of the world’s poorest people. An illegitimate,
unelected regime signs a contract with a foreign agent, handing
ov...
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