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The Capital–Labour–State Dynamics of Herbicide Adoption in Rainfed India

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper engages debates around the capital–labour–state dynamics of agrarian transitions to address the oft‐studied but still little‐understood question of why farmers adopt herbicides when they do. Over the last several years, smallholder farmers in India have begun using the herbicide bispyribac sodium at breakneck speeds, particularly in
Carly Nichols, Nidhi Kumari
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Guaranteed Basic Income from the Perspective of Self‐Determination Theory

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In capitalistic societies the concepts of income and labour are inseparable, and as such, providing all citizens with an unconditional living wage is a contentious issue. Capitalist ideals that emphasize individual effort, competition, and financial prosperity have spurred tremendous economic growth but underestimate human motivation and have ...
Joshua L. Howard
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“I Paid A Bribe”—Lessons and Insights From Crowdsourced Corruption Reporting in India

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Preventing and reducing corruption has proven to be an enormous challenge. An important step in this process is to produce and use good metrics to identify where anti‐corruption resources would be most beneficial. Most measures of corruption, however, rely on surveys of perceptions or bribery incidence.
Ina Kubbe, Bonnie J. Palifka, Lasse Buschmann Alsbirk   +2 more
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Monetary integration and purchasing power parity between Singapore and Britain during the 19th century

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 66, Issue 1, Page 33-57, March 2026.
Abstract This study examines the development of purchasing power parity between Singapore and Britain during the 19th century. Using new monthly data from 1831 to 1872, it finds that real exchange rates became more stable after the late 1850s. This convergence was supported by growing connections in international bullion markets, which reduced exchange
Atsushi Kobayashi
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The Production of Everyday Carcerality in State‐Led Redevelopment of Informal Settlement in Delhi, India

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract This paper focuses on the everyday experiences of carcerality of a community, known as Kathputli Colony, that has been waiting to be rehoused by the state for over a decade in Delhi, India. We draw on Kathputli Colony's everyday experiences to argue that state‐led housing policies and practices produce carceral socio‐spatialities, rather than ...
Syeda Jenifa Zahan, Rajarshee Narayan Chowdhury   +1 more
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Introducing double fortified salt in social safety net programmes in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in India: Success factors, challenges and lessons learned

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract Double fortified salt (DFS; with iron and iodine) was introduced in social safety net programmes (SSNPs) in Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Gujarat states in 2018. Nutrition International (NI) provided critical support for the intervention. An impact evaluation in MP found high DFS uptake, exceeding 90%.
Becky L. Tsang, Shilpa Deshpande, Mini Varghese, Sakshi Jain, Daniel Lopez de Romana, Manpreet Chadha   +5 more
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The costs of Suaahara II, a complex scaled‐up multisectoral nutrition programme in Nepal

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.
Suaahara II, a scaled up multisectoral nutrition programme in Nepal, cost US$132 per programme participant (mother in the 1000‐day period). Opportunity costs of volunteer and participant time are high, accounting for 47% of total costs. Complex multisectoral programmes require significant resources to ensure coordination and support at national and ...
Esther M. Choo, Christopher G. Kemp, K. C. Sagun, Uttam Paudel, Jolene Wun, Kenda Cunningham, Pushpa Acharya, Pooja Pandey Rana, Carol Levin   +8 more
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Beyond National Currency: The Plurality of Early Modern Money

History Compass, Volume 24, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Diversity in money leaps at historians of early modern societies, whether they analyse account books, legal documents, travelogues and diaries, or try to make sense of a sum casually mentioned in a source from the period. The plurality of money objects contrasts with the homogeneous, singular currencies imposed by nation‐states in the 19th and
Sebastian Felten
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Space Matters: Marketplace and Interactional Order in the Nepalese “Manpower Bazaar”

Economic Anthropology, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Spatial dynamics of market interactions are underexplored in the sociological study of markets. This ethnographically informed study dives into the intricate workings of a marketplace of migrant recruiters in Nepal, colloquially known as Manpower Bazaar.
Sandhya A. S.
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Pakistan’s External Trade: Does Exchange Rate Misalignment Matter for Pakistan?

Lahore Journal of Economics
This paper is primarily aimed at assessing the significance of the exchange rate on Pakistan’s foreign trade. It estimates the Equilibrium Real Effective Exchange Rate (ERER) and exchange rate misalignment for Pakistan using annual data from FY78 to ...
M. Ashraf Janjua
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