Yamini Aiyar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4383484 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yamini Aiyar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yamini |
| FAMILY NAME | Aiyar |
| SIGNATURE | AIYAR Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Policy Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi's Schools
What will it take to build high-performing, purpose-oriented public systems in India? In answering this question, it is all too common to dismiss the voices of India’s army of frontline officers charged with running schools and health centres and delivering the vast array of public services to citizens. Weak state capacity is a well-recognized reality that has contributed to the persistent poor quality of public services (poor learning outcomes, …
One nation,” BJP, and the future of Indian federalism
On August 5th 2019, the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in New Delhi moved the Indian Parliament to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories. Months later, as the year came to a close, the Indian parliament passed a controversial amendment to India’s Citizenship Law. Several state governments came out in vocal opposition to the amendment, and some challenged the amendment i…
Understanding the decline of regional party power in the 2019 national election and beyond
In this piece, we argue that the electoral performance of the BJP, and the popularity of Narendra Modi, has significantly altered the dynamic of regional party politics in India. The BJP’s undiluted power at the Centre has created the political context for greater centralization of power. This in turn has generated greater distinctions between regional and national politics. The popularity of Prime Minister Modi combined with his party’s ideologi…
Modi Consolidates Power: Leveraging Welfare Politics
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, secured a decisive mandate in India's recently concluded seventeenth general election. With this victory, the BJP has firmly established itself as the dominant national political party, ushering in a new phase in Indian politics. How did the BJP achieve this, and what does the 2019 election teach us about the dynamics of India's new dominant party? Analysts have identified mon…
The centralization vs decentralization tug of war and the emerging narrative of fiscal federalism for social policy in India
This paper examines the relationship between fiscal federalism and social policy in India through an analysis of the effects of a recent effort to increase fiscal decentralization to state governments on the nature of social policy investment at the sub-national level. Through its analysis, this paper highlights the persistence of a strong centralisation bias in India’s fiscal architecture for social policy. We trace this centralisation bias to t…
Invited Spaces, Invited Participation: Effects of Greater Participation on Accountability in Service Delivery
there is no abstract
Accountability for Outcomes
there is no abstract
Modi Consolidates Power: Leveraging Welfare Politics
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, secured a decisive mandate in India's recently concluded seventeenth general election. With this victory, the BJP has firmly established itself as the dominant national political party, ushering in a new phase in Indian politics. How did the BJP achieve this, and what does the 2019 election teach us about the dynamics of India's new dominant party? Analysts have identified mon…
One nation,” BJP, and the future of Indian federalism
On August 5th 2019, the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in New Delhi moved the Indian Parliament to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories. Months later, as the year came to a close, the Indian parliament passed a controversial amendment to India’s Citizenship Law. Several state governments came out in vocal opposition to the amendment, and some challenged the amendment i…
The centralization vs decentralization tug of war and the emerging narrative of fiscal federalism for social policy in India
This paper examines the relationship between fiscal federalism and social policy in India through an analysis of the effects of a recent effort to increase fiscal decentralization to state governments on the nature of social policy investment at the sub-national level. Through its analysis, this paper highlights the persistence of a strong centralisation bias in India’s fiscal architecture for social policy. We trace this centralisation bias to t…
Invited Spaces, Invited Participation: Effects of Greater Participation on Accountability in Service Delivery
there is no abstract
Understanding the decline of regional party power in the 2019 national election and beyond
In this piece, we argue that the electoral performance of the BJP, and the popularity of Narendra Modi, has significantly altered the dynamic of regional party politics in India. The BJP’s undiluted power at the Centre has created the political context for greater centralization of power. This in turn has generated greater distinctions between regional and national politics. The popularity of Prime Minister Modi combined with his party’s ideologi…
Accountability for Outcomes
there is no abstract
Invited Spaces, Invited Participation: Effects of Greater Participation on Accountability in Service Delivery
there is no abstract
Accountability for Outcomes
there is no abstract
The centralization vs decentralization tug of war and the emerging narrative of fiscal federalism for social policy in India
This paper examines the relationship between fiscal federalism and social policy in India through an analysis of the effects of a recent effort to increase fiscal decentralization to state governments on the nature of social policy investment at the sub-national level. Through its analysis, this paper highlights the persistence of a strong centralisation bias in India’s fiscal architecture for social policy. We trace this centralisation bias to t…
Modi Consolidates Power: Leveraging Welfare Politics
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, secured a decisive mandate in India's recently concluded seventeenth general election. With this victory, the BJP has firmly established itself as the dominant national political party, ushering in a new phase in Indian politics. How did the BJP achieve this, and what does the 2019 election teach us about the dynamics of India's new dominant party? Analysts have identified mon…
One nation,” BJP, and the future of Indian federalism
On August 5th 2019, the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in New Delhi moved the Indian Parliament to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories. Months later, as the year came to a close, the Indian parliament passed a controversial amendment to India’s Citizenship Law. Several state governments came out in vocal opposition to the amendment, and some challenged the amendment i…
Understanding the decline of regional party power in the 2019 national election and beyond
In this piece, we argue that the electoral performance of the BJP, and the popularity of Narendra Modi, has significantly altered the dynamic of regional party politics in India. The BJP’s undiluted power at the Centre has created the political context for greater centralization of power. This in turn has generated greater distinctions between regional and national politics. The popularity of Prime Minister Modi combined with his party’s ideologi…
Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi's Schools
What will it take to build high-performing, purpose-oriented public systems in India? In answering this question, it is all too common to dismiss the voices of India’s army of frontline officers charged with running schools and health centres and delivering the vast array of public services to citizens. Weak state capacity is a well-recognized reality that has contributed to the persistent poor quality of public services (poor learning outcomes, …
Political science (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Accountability (3 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (3 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (3 works)