Project category: Urban Planning and Policy

  • The Potential for Private Irrigation, Senegal

    The Potential for Private Irrigation, Senegal

    Project MembersBish Sanyal Engagement MethodEconomics, Finance, PolicySocial Engagement Action AreaCommunityEnergy and the EnvironmentLivelihoods Published Year Throughout the developing world, the dissemination of irrigation equipment can help farmers mitigate a principle risk of agricultural production: variable rainfall. This risk affects farmers’ food securities, livelihoods, and cropping choices. However, the system of irrigation equipment distribution and use…

  • Good Performance in the Public Sector, India

    Good Performance in the Public Sector, India

    Project MembersBish Sanyal Engagement MethodEconomics, Finance, PolicySocial Engagement Action AreaCommunity,Energy and the Environment,Health,Housing,Livelihoods,Mobility Published Year Published literature in planning shows a strong bias against public entities. This dates back to the early 1980s when the attack on public sector was started by neoclassical economists who blamed development economists and the developmental state for the mismatch…