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  The rise of emerging Asia: regional peace and global security

  Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2013

  The rapid economic rise of China, India, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) could have several effects on regional peace and global security. The power transition perspective overstates the risk of conflict that results from convergence between dominant and challenger states.
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  The politics of what works in service delivery: an evidence-based review

  Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012

  This paper examines the evidence on the forms of politics likely to promote inclusive social provisioning and enable, as opposed to constrain, improvements in service outcomes. The paper focuses particularly on eight relatively successful cases of delivery in a range of country contexts and sectors where independent evaluations demonstrate improved outcomes.
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  The politics of aid revisited: a review of evidence on state capacity and elite commitment

  Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012

  This paper argues for a better empirical insight into how donors interact with formal and informal institutions in the countries where they work, particularly in aid-dependent countries. The paper highlights that it is critical to see aid as part of a spectrum of international exchange, rather than in isolation.
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  Reimagining India’s Urban Future: A framework for securing high-growth, low-carbon, climate resilient urban development in India

  Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2015

  This paper reviews the current state of the literature on Indian urbanisation to analyse existing urban development trajectories at the state level.
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  Gender and climate change in the Indian Himalayas: global threats, local vulnerabilities, and livelihood diversification at the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

  Copernicus Publications, 2015

  This paper presents a case study from the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve outlining the implications of climate change for women farmers in the area, as well as highlighting the potential for ecotourism as a key livelihood asset. It argues that ecotourism could strengthen the adaptive capacity of local communities' in Uttarakhand, India, more broadly.
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  The politics of rule of law systems in developmental states: ‘political settlements’ as a basis for promoting effective justice institutions for marginalized groups

  Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012

  The rule of law (ROL) can be understood pragmatically as a system that informs people of what to expect from others through durable and enforceable rules applying equally to all constituent members of a given juridical space. This “literature review” engages with “the politics of what works” with regard to ROL interventions in development.
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  Delivering effective social assistance: does politics matter?

  Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012

  Social assistance programmes are tax-financed programmes directed by public agencies with the objective of reducing, preventing, and eventually eradicating poverty. This paper examines the significance of politics in the rise of social assistance programmes in developing countries in the last decade.
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  Measurement and evolution of state capacity: exploring a lesser known aspect of governance

  Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012

  State capacity can be defined as the institutional capability of the state to carry out various policies that deliver benefits and services to households and firms. This paper offers an overview of the strengths and limitations in current empirical research on the measurement of state capacity.
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  The politics of what works for the poor in public expenditure and taxation: a review

  Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012

  This paper examines the questions of which fiscal (public expenditure and taxation) options work in terms of poverty reduction, and how they can be made implementable in practice.
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  SAARC: the way ahead

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015

  The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)—comprising India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan—has been in existence as a regional grouping for almost 30 years (with Afghanistan joining in 2007). It has yet, however, to succeed in bringing about closer integration between the member countries.

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