In this post, we examine the concept of managed care and attempt to understand its relevance in the Indian context.
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We produce blogs to discuss new research findings, ongoing projects, and even personal reflections on the research process. Our blogs are written for a variety of audiences, including other researchers, policymakers, practitioners, financial service providers, grassroots organizations, impact investors and the public. The format is simple and easy to grasp. The language is straightforward, and the tone is non-academic. Our blogs can be of varying lengths. We choose to write a blog when we don’t want to do a full- fledged study or follow a rigorous research process. Blogs may contain opinions and they can also be based on experiences. Some of our blogs may just share some observations, learnings, or challenges.
In this post, we examine the concept of managed care and attempt to understand its relevance in the Indian context.
In this blog post, we summarise the results from survey conducted to understand the challenges faced by rural households' in accessing and using formal financial services
In this blog post, we propose a framework that can be used to document the various axes of exclusion in DBT against the broad policy context
Reports of growing debt stress among microfinance borrowers in Assam follows a similar path as those in AP. In this post we analysis this issue and provide possible solutions
The household sector, comprising of individuals, households, proprietorships, and other non-corporate entities, has over INR 46 trillion as outstanding in the Indian formal credit market. The ability to access credit enables an individual and her household to gain better financial wellbeing and economic welfare outcomes, and an excess of credit can diminish any developmental gains. […]
Summarising the dominant trends from the year gone by.
In this post, we summarise the themes of HHF as articulated in a our working paper as well as comment on the gaps in a recent paper on HHF
In this blog post, we explore a case of exclusion from the PDS, wherein a daily wage labourer, Mr. Kabeer, was unable to obtain a ration card
In this post, we look at whether the grievances of the MSME sector in relation to their use of financial services are adequately.
The Social Protection Initiative at Dvara Research has collaborated with the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) to document the accessibility of key banking facilities during the COVID-19 lockdown.
In all our research efforts, we strive to maintain an independent voice that speaks for the low-income household and household enterprises. Our ability to perform this function is significantly enhanced by our commitment to disseminate as a pure public good, all the intellectual capital that we create.
