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 ; ...