Why are some places in the world characterized by better social service provision and
welfare outcomes than others? In a world in which millions of people, particularly in …

The Indian state's performance spans the spectrum from woefully inadequate, especially in
core public goods provision, to surprisingly impressive in successfully managing complex …

Safe drinking water is a human right as it is an essential element to sustain life and maintain
human health. Literature review confirms that there are many aspects that should be …

National drinking water programs seek to address monitoring challenges that include self-
reporting, data sampling, data consistency and quality, and sufficient frequency to assess …

This paper explores the social inclusiveness of agricultural extension services in India. We
estimate the probability and frequency of farmers' access to extension services and resulting …

The world's remaining open defecation is increasingly concentrated in rural India. The
Indian Government's efforts to reduce open defecation by providing subsidies for latrine …

In 1977, the international community declared the 1980s the “International Drinking Water
Supply and Sanitation Decade” in the context of the United Nations Water Conference. The …

The disproportionate burden of water collection, maintenance, and service for women in
developing economies calls for a juxtaposition of water infrastructure and gender differences …

We present a comprehensive multi-scale test of the diversity-deficit hypothesis that posits a
negative association between diversity and development. We develop a 'scale-flip …

Using mainly primary level data from Lucknow and Kanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, the
study focuses on assessing determinants of drinking water, its impact on waterborne …