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Working Papers

2009

1. Middlemen Margins and Globalization
   Working Papers, esocialsciences.com View citations
2. State-Led or Market-Led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth
   Working Papers, esocialsciences.com
   Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2009)

2008

3. Forests to the People: Decentralization and Forest Degradation in the Indian Himalayas
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
4. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, CLIENTELISM AND TARGETING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS: Analysis of Survey Results from Rural West Bengal, India
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics

2007

5. LAND REFORM AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY IN WEST BENGAL
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics

2006

6. Impact of Reservations of Panchayat Pradhans on Targeting in West Bengal
   Working Papers, esocialsciences.com View citations
7. MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF GROWTH Forest Degradation in the Indian Mid-Himalayas
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
   Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2006)
8. Pro-Poor Targeting and Accountability of Local Governments in West Bengal
   Working Papers, esocialsciences.com View citations
   Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2003) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2006)

2005

9. Decentralization, Corruption And Government Accountability: An Overview
   Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations
   Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) View citations
10. Globalization and Rural Poverty
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2006)
11. New Directions in Development Economics: Theory or Empirics? A Symposium in Economic and Political Weekly
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations

2004

12. Artfilms, Handicrafts and Other Cultural Goods: The Case for Subsidy
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations
13. Inequality, Coalitions and Collective Action
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA (2004)
14. Political Competition in Economic Perspective
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations

2002

15. Relative Capture of Local and Central Governments: An Essay in the Political Economy of Decentralization
    Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1999) View citations
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1999) View citations
16. The Environmental Impact of Poverty: Evidence from Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics

2000

17. Corruption and Decentralization of Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations
18. Decentralizing Anti-Poverty Program Delivery in Developing Countries" and C98-104.2 "Corruption and Decentralization of Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
19. Inequality, Market Imperfections, and Collective Action Problems
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1999) View citations
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1999) View citations

1999

20. Wealth Inequality, Wealth Constraints and Economic Performance
    Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1998) View citations
    Microeconomics, EconWPA (1998) View citations
    See also Chapter (2000)

1998

21. Expenditure Decentralization and the Delivery of Public Services in Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations

1996

22. Efficiency, Equity and Poverty Alleviation: Policy Issues in Less Developed Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1996)
23. Endogenous Growth Theory in a Vintage Capital Model
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1996) View citations
24. Inequality and Conservation on the Local Commons: A Theoretical Exercise
    Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1996) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2002)
25. Method in the Madness? A Political-Economy Analysis of Ethnic Conflicts in Less Developed Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
26. The Economics of Corruption in Less Developed Countries: A Review of Issues
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
27. The Nature of Institutional Impediments to Economic Development
    Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1996) View citations

1994

28. The Contributions of Endogenous Growth Theory to the Analysis of Development Problems: An Assessment
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations
    See also Chapter (1995)

1993

29. Disparity in Wages but not in Returns to Capital between Rich and Poor Countries
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1996)
30. Rational Fools and Cooperation in a Poor Hydraulic Economy
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations
31. The Implications of New Growth Theory for Trade and Development: An Overview
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1992)

1992

32. Economics of Development and the Development of Economics
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1993)

1991

33. Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1992)
34. Risktaking, Capital Markets, and Market Socialism
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley

1988

35. Some Reflections on the Use of the Concept of Power in Economics
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations

1987

36. Alternative Approaches to Development Economics: An Evaluation
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
37. Alternative Approaches to the Theory of Institutions in Economic Development
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations
38. Multinational Rivalry and National Advantage: Some Theoretical Considerations
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley

1986

39. Credit Markets and Patterns of International Trade
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1987)

1971

40. Uncertainty and Trade Theory: Some Comparative-Static Results
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
41. Uncertainty, Resource Allocation and Factor Shares in a Two-Sector Model
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1969

42. Optimal Growth and Allocation of Foreign Exchange
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1971)

1968

43. Chinese and Indian Agriculture: A Broad Comparison of Recent Policy and Performance
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
44. Equilibrium Growth in a Model with Economic Obsolescence of Machines
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1969)
45. Models of Growth with Imported Inputs
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Economica (1970)

1967

46. On Optimum Subsidy to a Learning Industry: An Aspect of the Theory of Infant Industry Protection
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1971)

Journal Articles

2007

1. Wealth inequality and collective action
   Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (9), 1843-1874 View citations

2006

2. Decentralisation and Accountability in Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries
   Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 101-127 View citations
3. Globalization and rural poverty
   World Development, 2006, 34, (8), 1393-1404 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
4. Pro-poor targeting and accountability of local governments in West Bengal
   Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 79, (2), 303-327 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
5. Symposium on Anthropologists' Views on Common Resources: Methodological Approaches to the Question of the Commons
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 54, (3), 655-76
6. The economist's approach to the problem of corruption
   World Development, 2006, 34, (2), 341-348 View citations

2005

7. Decentralizing antipoverty program delivery in developing countries
   Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (4), 675-704 View citations
8. Institutions matter, but which ones?
   The Economics of Transition, 2005, 13, (3), 499-532 View citations
9. Law and Economics in the Tropics: Some Reflections
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2005, 25, (1), 65-74 View citations

2004

10. Governance Issues in Delivery of Public Services
    Journal of African Economies, 2004, 13, (1), i167-i182 View citations
11. Review Article: A Powerful, But Limited, Theory of Development
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 52, (2), 475-86 View citations

2003

12. Journal publication in economics: a view from the periphery
    Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (488), F332-F337 View citations

2002

13. Decentralization of Governance and Development
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (4), 185-205 View citations
14. Inequality And Conservation On The Local Commons: A Theoretical Exercise
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (481), 577-602 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

2000

15. Capture and Governance at Local and National Levels
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 135-139 View citations
16. Irrigation and Cooperation: An Empirical Analysis of 48 Irrigation Communities in South India
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2000, 48, (4), 847-65 View citations
17. Understanding Underdevelopment: Challenges for Institutional Economics from the Point of View of Poor Countries
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2000, 156, (1), 216- View citations

1999

18. Institutions, Governance and Political Economy of Development: Some Reflections
    Journal of African Economies, 1999, 8, 149-67

1997

19. Corruption and Development: A Review of Issues
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1997, 35, (3), 1320-1346 View citations
20. Method in the madness? a political-economy analysis of the ethnic conflicts in less developed countries
    World Development, 1997, 25, (9), 1381-1398 View citations

1996

21. Decentralised Development
    Indian Economic Review, 1996, 31, (2), 139-156 View citations
22. Disparity in wages but not in returns to capital between rich and poor countries
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 49, (1), 257-270 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1993)
23. Efficiency, Equity and Poverty Alleviation: Policy Issues in Less Developed Countries
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (438), 1344-56 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
24. Introduction
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 49, (1), 1-2 View citations

1994

25. On the Workability of Market Socialism
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (2), 177-81 View citations

1993

26. Analytics of the institutions of informal cooperation in rural development
    World Development, 1993, 21, (4), 633-639 View citations
27. Economics of Development and the Development of Economics
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (2), 129-42 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)
28. Symposium on Democracy and Development
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (3), 45-49 View citations
29. Symposium on Management of Local Commons
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (4), 87-92 View citations

1992

30. Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1992, 6, (3), 101-16 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1990

31. Symposium on the State and Economic Development
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1990, 4, (3), 3-7 View citations

1989

32. The new institutional economics and development theory: A brief critical assessment
    World Development, 1989, 17, (9), 1389-1395 View citations

1987

33. Credit markets and patterns of international trade
    Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 27, (1-2), 57-70 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1986)

1984

34. Dynamic effects of protection on productivity
    Journal of International Economics, 1984, 16, (1-2), 45-57 View citations
35. Quality variations and the choice between foreign and indigenous goods or technology
    Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 14, (3), 323-330 View citations

1983

36. Labor-Tying in a Poor Agrarian Economy: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1983, 98, (3), 501-14 View citations

1982

37. Imports, Domestic Production, and Transnational Vertical Integration: A Theoretical Note
    Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 90, (5), 1020-34 View citations

1981

38. Terms and Conditions of Labour Contracts in Agriculture: Results of a Survey in West Bengal, 1979
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1981, 43, (1), 89-111 View citations

1980

39. Interlocking Factor Markets and Agrarian Development: A Review of Issues
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1980, 32, (1), 82-98 View citations

1979

40. Labor Supply Functions in a Poor Agrarian Economy
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (1), 73-83 View citations
41. Wages and Unemployment in a Poor Agrarian Economy: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (3), 479-500 View citations

1977

42. Variations in forms of tenancy in a peasant economy
    Journal of Development Economics, 1977, 4, (2), 105-118 View citations

1974

43. Cropsharing Tenancy in Agriculture: Rejoinder
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (6), 1067-69 View citations

1973

44. International trade, an approach to the theory: Akira Takayama, (New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1972, pp. XX + 586.)
    Journal of International Economics, 1973, 3, (3), 298-300
45. Localized technical progress and transfer of technology and economic development
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1973, 6, (6), 585-595 View citations
46. More on Putty-Clay
    International Economic Review, 1973, 14, (1), 211-22
47. On Terms of Foreign Borrowing
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (3), 458-61
48. Size, Productivity, and Returns to Scale: An Analysis of Farm-Level Data in Indian Agriculture
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (6), 1370-86 View citations

1972

49. Time in India's development programmes: Robert C. Repetto, (Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1971, pp. 237, $9.00.)
    Journal of International Economics, 1972, 2, (3), 312-314

1971

50. Cropsharing Tenancy in Agriculture: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
    American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (1), 48-64 View citations
51. On Optimum Subsidy to a Learning Industry: An Aspect of the Theory of Infant-Industry Protection
    International Economic Review, 1971, 12, (1), 54-70 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1967)
52. Optimum Growth and Allocation of Foreign Exchange
    Econometrica, 1971, 39, (6), 955-71 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1969)
53. Price Response of Marketed Surplus of Foodgrains
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1971, 23, (2), 255-67 View citations

1970

54. Models of Growth with Imported Inputs
    Economica, 1970, 37, (148), 373-85 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1968)

1969

55. Equilibrium Growth in a Model with Economic Obsolescence of Machines
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1969, 83, (2), 312-23 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1968)

1965

56. On Factor-biased Technical Progress and International Trade
    Journal of Political Economy, 1965, 73, 396

Books

2004

1. Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation: Essays in the Political and Institutional Economics of Development, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

2000

2. Readings in Development Economics, Volume I: Micro-Theory, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press
3. Readings in Development Economics, Volume II: Empirical Microeconomics, vol 2
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press
   Also in MIT Press Books, The MIT Press (2000)

Edited books

2006

1. Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

Chapters

2000

1. Wealth inequality, wealth constraints and economic performance
   Chapter 10 in Handbook of Income Distribution, 2000, vol. 1, pp 541-603 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)

1995

2. The contributions of endogenous growth theory to the analysis of development problems: An assessment
   Chapter 46 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1995, vol. 3, Part 2, pp 2983-2998 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1994)

1988

3. Alternative approaches to development economics
   Chapter 03 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1988, vol. 1, pp 39-71 View citations