Biometric IDs and the remaking of the Indian (welfare) state

Ursula Rao

economic sociology. perspectives and conversations, 2019, vol. 21, issue 1, 13-21

Abstract: Across the globe, India's new digital identification system is celebrated as a brave attempt to revolutionise identification procedures. The new system launched in 2009 is called Aadhaar, which literally means "foundation".

Date: 2019
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