This paper argues that the incorporation of new references in the Thirteenth Finance Commission mandate relating to ‘ecology, environment and climate change’ and ‘quality of public expenditure’ pose new challenges. The challenges arise because the operationalization of these items...

This paper deals with the interface between science and economics in environmental policy making in India. It explains Nehru’s concept of scientific temper and its influence in the formulation of science and technology policy and development of the science and technology system. It reviews the...

This paper examines whether foreign aid, together with other economic, social and environmental factors, contributes to sustainable development. It starts with a theoretical model where sustainable development is modelled as a different kind of growth tha