RBI Programme on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Economic Issues
Programme Head: Narendar Pani
The programme on interdisciplinary economics is supported by the Reserve Bank of India. While much of interdisciplinary economics, as a field, concentrates on using economic concepts to understand other social science disciplines, the focus of this programme is on using concepts from other social sciences to provide a more inclusive view of economic issues.
By bringing into economic analysis elements of a situation that would normally be seen to be in the domain of other social sciences, the programme hopes to capture the critical role that social, political, technological and environmental issues play in the working of the economy. The programme includes an effort to use ethnography and other methods from social anthropology to provide a richer analysis of farmers' suicides.
A project has also been undertaken on the garment industry in Bangalore which uses not just economic analysis but also concepts from urban sociology to provide greater, and more inclusive, insights into the process of globalisation.
Evaluation of the Impact of Processes in the MGNREGS in Karnataka: A Study conducted for the Planning, Programme, Monitoring and Statistics Department, Government of Karnataka.
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Book Chapters
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Pani, N. & Behera, A., 2018. On the ‘why’ of Indian politics. In Reasoning Indian Politics: Philosopher Politicians to Politicians Seeking Philosophy. Reasoning Indian Politics: Philosopher Politicians to Politicians Seeking Philosophy. London: Routledge, pp. 1-22. Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Reasoning-Indian-Politics-Philosopher-Politicians-to-Politicians-Seeking/Pani-Behera/p/book/9781138201835#authorbio.
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Ramamurthy, V.S. & Pani, N., 2013. Energizing Sustainable Development. In G. Madhavan et al., eds. Practicing sustainability. Practicing sustainability. New York: Springer Science, pp. 151–154. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/367/.
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Pani, N., 2012. Vulnerability of Cities to Globalization: Towards a Conceptual Framework. In N. Jayaram & Rajasekhar, D. , eds. Vulnerability and Globalization: Perspectives and Analyses from India. Vulnerability and Globalization: Perspectives and Analyses from India. Jaipur: Rawat Publications. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/313/.
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Pani, N., 2012. Wages of Poverty. In Business Standard India 2012. Business Standard India 2012. New Delhi: BS Books. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/314/.
Books
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Pani, N. & Singh, N., 2012. Women at the threshold of globalisation, New Delhi: Routledge. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/309/.
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Pani, N., Radhakrishna, S. & Bhat, K.G. eds., 2010. Bengaluru, Bangalore, Bengaluru: Imaginations and their times, New Delhi: Sage Publications. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/170/.
Journal Articles
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Rathi, A., 2020. Is Agrarian Resilience Limited to Agriculture? Investigating the “Farm” and “Non-Farm” Processes of Agriculture Resilience in the Rural. Journal of Rural Studies. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0743016718302286?via%3Dihub.
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Iyer, S., 2017. Circular Migration and Localized Urbanization in Rural India. Environment and Urbanisation ASIA, 8(1), pp.105-119.
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Pani, N., 2016. Historical insights into modern corruption: Descriptive moralities and cooperative corruption in an Indian city. Griffith Law Review, 25, pp.1-17. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10383441.2016.1165644.
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Pani, N., 2013. Cash subsidies for food and the fallacy of composition. Yojana, 57, pp.20–22. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/351/.
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Pani, N., 2013. Reform strategy may require a review. The Hindu Survey of Indian Industry, pp.11–13. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/582/.
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M Singh, A. & Pani, N., 2012. Territories beyond geography: an alternative approach to the demands of the new states in India. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 50, pp.121–140. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/295/.
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Pani, N., 2012. The situational dimension of cash transfers: The inflationary and differentiated effects of the proposed changes in food subsidies in India. Indian Journal of Human Development, 6, pp.31–47. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/359/.
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Pani, N. & Iyer, C.G., 2012. National strategies and local realities: The greenfield approach and the MGNREGS in Karnataka. India Review, 11, pp.1–22. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/307/.
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Pani, N., 2011. Identity and political choice: The co-existence of singular affiliation politics and pluralism. Contemporary Politics, 17, pp.35–52. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/273/.
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Pani, N. & Jafar, K., 2010. Mass Education-led Growth and Non-agrarian Villages: Long-term Results of the Kerala Model. Oxford Development Studies, 38, pp.25–42. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/126/.
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Pani, N., 2010. Reservations, Exclusion, and Conflict: Some Insights from Mandal and Mysore. India Review, 9, pp.397–424. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/214/.
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Pani, N., 2010. The place of the tribunal in Inter-State water disputes. South Asian Water Studies Journal SAWAS, 2, pp.37–48. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/245/.
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Pani, N., 2010. Gandhi's Concept of Action and Identity Politics. Asian Philosophy, 20, pp.175–194. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/209/.
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Pani, N. & Singh, N., 2010. The collective family and migration capital: Women workers in Bengaluru's garment industry. Sociological Bulletin, 59, pp.367–391. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/274/.
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Pani, N., 2009. Institutions that cannot manage change: A Gandhian perspective on the Cauvery dispute in South India. Water Alternatives, 2, pp.315–327. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/246/.
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Pani, N., 2009. Resource cities across phases of globalization: Evidence from Bangalore. Habitat International, 33, pp.114–119. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/124/.
Working Papers
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Ajay, A., 2017. Stepping into another Woman's Shoes: Substitute Women in Families of Female Emigrant Workers. , WP7-2017.
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Bajar, S., 2017. Locational Mismatch between the Demand for Jobs and the Demand for Skills in India. , WP6-2017. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/1261/.
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Meenakshisundaram, S.S., 2012. Decentralized local governance and citizen participation in South Asia. , No.WP3-2012. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/454/.
- 5 Apr 2018 NIAS Public Lecture: “The Role of Reason in Indian Politics” by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, J R D Tata Auditorium, NIAS, 1030hrs
- 8 Nov 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "“Two stones in a river – GST, demonetization and processes in the Indian economy”" by Narendar Pani, JRD Tata Auditorium, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 6 Jul 2017 NIAS Public Lecture: “Dialogue of the Deaf: The Government and the RBI” by “Dialogue of the Deaf: The Government and the RBI” By TCA Srinivasa Raghavan, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 3.30PM
- 24 Aug 2016 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: “Financial Inclusion in India: An Exploration of Supply and Demand side Issues” by Kshitija Joshi, Lecture Hall, 0930 hrs
- 4 Jul 2016 NIAS Public Lecture: "Truths and Untruths about the Indian Economy in the Global Financial Setting" by Prof. Amit Bhaduri at Lecture Hall
- 3 Mar 2016 [Public Lecture]: "Writing the City" by Ms. Amrita Shah
- 7 Sep 2015 Lecture: "The Dynamics of Income Distribution in India.What do the Data tell us?"