India's political parties
A study of democracy is incomplete without a study of one of its most fundamental components—political parties. In India, works on the country’s political parties so far have explored, among other things,
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Making climate look like trade? questions on incentives, flexibility and credibility
Will the global climate regime resemble the trade regime? If so, what would such a development imply for the governance of climate change?
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Will low carbon growth plans help or hurt low carbon growth?
This note undertakes a preliminary exploration of LCGPs in order to inform discussions on the appropriate role, if any, of this device in the global climate regime. What is the rationale for LCGPs? What exactly constitutes a LCGP and what are the implications with regard to monitoring, reporting and verification for a country undertaking a LCGP? To what extent
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The Copenhagen agreed outcome: form, shape & influence
The Bangkok and Barcelona negotiations demonstrated that the international climate negotiations have yet to reach the level of maturity required for states to adopt a legally binding
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The cloud over the climate negotiations: from Bangkok to Copenhagen and beyond
After months of faltering and incremental progress on negotiating text, two months before the end of the two year process leading to the Copenhagen Climate Conference, 2009, diplomats in Bangkok finally started debating the substantive ideas underlying Parties
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Transforming water policy and law: a water manifesto for the Government of India
This paper will first provide a synoptic account of the problems relating to water; from that diagnostic statement it will proceed to an adumbration of the responses needed and the changes in water policy that they call for; and it will then outline the water law reform that this requires.
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Toward a progressive Indian and global climate politics
This paper discusses domestic politics around climate change in India as an entry point to understanding India
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Addressing the Post-Kyoto stress disorder: reflections on the emerging legal architecture of the climate regime
This article identifies and explores the range of legal form options available to states in the negotiation process, and outlines the political and strategic considerations at play which will ultimately govern choice of legal form. This article argues that one of the most significant factors hindering substantive progress on a post-2012 climate agreement is, what
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Special economic zones: promise, performance and pending issues
This set of four papers addresses different facets of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Provides an overview of the rationale underpinning the SEZ policy and raises a number of questions about SEZ and questions the seriousness and rigour of the approval process. It has focused on its implication for urban growth and the governance of the SEZs.
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Transparency and accountability in NREGA: a case study of Andhra Pradesh
This paper documents the Andhra Pradesh experience of institutionalizing social audits into the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, and uses it to analyze the social audit process. It draws on empirical work aimed at measuring the effectiveness of social audits conducted in Andhra Pradesh between March and December 2007.
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Transparency and accountability in NREGA: a case study of Andhra Pradesh
This paper documents the Andhra Pradesh experience of institutionalizing social audits into the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, and uses it to analyze the social audit process. It draws on empirical work aimed at measuring the effectiveness of social audits conducted in Andhra Pradesh between March and December 2007.