Roli Asthana

Region of Interest

South Asia

Primary Country of Residence

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Title

Lecturer

Affiliation

London School of Economics, London, UK

Email

R.Asthana@lse.ac.uk

Mailing Address

Development Studies Institute
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
London, WC2A 2AE ENGLAND

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 020-7955-7479
fax: 020-7955-6844

Countries of Specialization

India

Research Interests

Expertise in political economy, Indian economy, labour economy,
industrial economics, international political economy, human development,
development economics and economics of social policy. Conducted thesis
on 'The Political Economy of Policy Reform: Labour Market Regulation in
India'. Worked as Programme staff for the Ford Foundation before joining
academia, and has also had consultancy experience with the World Bank and
the UNDP. Current research is on the political economy of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

Publications

None on file.

Keywords

political economy ; Indian economy ; labour economy ; industrial economics ; human development ; ...