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.
Narendar Pani Professor and Dean |
S.S. Meenakshis... Visiting Professor |
Book Chapters
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Pani, Narendar , and Anshuman Behera. 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, 1-22. https://www.routledge.com/Reasoning-Indian-Politics-Philosopher-Politicians-to-Politicians-Seeking/Pani-Behera/p/book/9781138201835#authorbio.
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Ramamurthy, VS , and Narendar Pani. 2013. “Energizing Sustainable Development”. In Practicing sustainability, Practicing sustainability, eds. G Madhavan, Oakley, B , Green, D , Koon, D , and Low, P . New York: Springer Science, 151–154. http://eprints.nias.res.in/367/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2012. “Wages of Poverty”. In Business Standard India 2012, Business Standard India 2012, New Delhi: BS Books. http://eprints.nias.res.in/314/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2012. “Vulnerability of Cities to Globalization: Towards a Conceptual Framework”. In Vulnerability and Globalization: Perspectives and Analyses from India, Vulnerability and Globalization: Perspectives and Analyses from India, eds. N Jayaram and Rajasekhar, D . Jaipur: Rawat Publications. http://eprints.nias.res.in/313/.
Books
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Pani, Narendar , and Nikky Singh. 2012. Women at the threshold of globalisation. New Delhi: Routledge. http://eprints.nias.res.in/309/.
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Pani, Narendar , Sindhu Radhakrishna, and Kishor G Bhat, eds. 2010. Bengaluru, Bangalore, Bengaluru: Imaginations and their times. New Delhi: Sage Publications. http://eprints.nias.res.in/170/.
Journal Articles
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Iyer, Soundarya . 2017. “Circular Migration and Localized Urbanization in Rural India”. Environment and Urbanisation ASIA 8(1): 105-119.
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Pani, Narendar . 2016. “Historical insights into modern corruption: Descriptive moralities and cooperative corruption in an Indian city”. Griffith Law Review 25: 1-17. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10383441.2016.1165644.
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Pani, Narendar . 2013. “Reform strategy may require a review”. The Hindu Survey of Indian Industry: 11–13. http://eprints.nias.res.in/582/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2013. “Cash subsidies for food and the fallacy of composition”. Yojana 57: 20–22. http://eprints.nias.res.in/351/.
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M Singh, Amarjeet , and Narendar Pani. 2012. “Territories beyond geography: an alternative approach to the demands of the new states in India”. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 50: 121–140. http://eprints.nias.res.in/295/.
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Pani, Narendar . 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: 31–47. http://eprints.nias.res.in/359/.
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Pani, Narendar , and Chidambaran G Iyer. 2012. “National strategies and local realities: The greenfield approach and the MGNREGS in Karnataka”. India Review 11: 1–22. http://eprints.nias.res.in/307/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2011. “Identity and political choice: The co-existence of singular affiliation politics and pluralism”. Contemporary Politics 17: 35–52. http://eprints.nias.res.in/273/.
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Pani, Narendar , and K Jafar. 2010. “Mass Education-led Growth and Non-agrarian Villages: Long-term Results of the Kerala Model”. Oxford Development Studies 38: 25–42. http://eprints.nias.res.in/126/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2010. “Reservations, Exclusion, and Conflict: Some Insights from Mandal and Mysore”. India Review 9: 397–424. http://eprints.nias.res.in/214/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2010. “The place of the tribunal in Inter-State water disputes”. South Asian Water Studies Journal SAWAS 2: 37–48. http://eprints.nias.res.in/245/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2010. “Gandhi's Concept of Action and Identity Politics”. Asian Philosophy 20: 175–194. http://eprints.nias.res.in/209/.
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Pani, Narendar , and Nikki Singh. 2010. “The collective family and migration capital: Women workers in Bengaluru's garment industry”. Sociological Bulletin 59: 367–391. http://eprints.nias.res.in/274/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2009. “Institutions that cannot manage change: A Gandhian perspective on the Cauvery dispute in South India”. Water Alternatives 2: 315–327. http://eprints.nias.res.in/246/.
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Pani, Narendar . 2009. “Resource cities across phases of globalization: Evidence from Bangalore”. Habitat International 33: 114–119. http://eprints.nias.res.in/124/.
Working Papers
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Pani, Narendar , Stefan Strohschneides, Anshuman Behera, Pablo Holwitt, and Ines Kranert. 2019. “Understanding Volunteerism in Civil Safety and Security: An International Perspective (NIAS/CSS/CRE/U/WP/012/2019)”.
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P, Shihabudeen , Debosree Banerjee, Kshitija Joshi, and Narendar Pani. 2019. “Ignored in Life, Forgotten in Death: The Nature of Agricultural Labour Suicides (NIAS Working Paper 11 - 2019)”.
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Ajay, Anamika . 2017. “Stepping into another Woman's Shoes: Substitute Women in Families of Female Emigrant Workers”. WP7-2017.
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Bajar, Sumedha . 2017. “Locational Mismatch between the Demand for Jobs and the Demand for Skills in India”. WP6-2017. http://eprints.nias.res.in/1261/.
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Meenakshisundaram, SS . 2012. “Decentralized local governance and citizen participation in South Asia”. No.WP3-2012. 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?"