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| Asian Development Research Institute | |
|---|---|
| Name | Asian Development Research Institute |
| Founded | 1990s |
| Location | Patna, Bihar, India |
| Focus | Development studies, poverty, governance, public policy |
| Methods | Empirical research, field surveys, policy analysis |
Asian Development Research Institute is an independent policy institute and research organization based in Patna, Bihar, India, focusing on regional development, poverty alleviation, rural development, and urbanization across South Asia. The institute engages with stakeholders including United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and Asian Development Bank to produce policy-relevant research, working alongside universities such as Patna University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
Established in the 1990s amid economic reforms associated with the Indian economic liberalisation, the institute drew scholarly attention from figures linked to Amartya Sen, Manmohan Singh, and regional planners influenced by the Planning Commission of India. Early projects connected with initiatives like the National Sample Survey Office and collaborations with NGOs such as Oxfam, CARE, and ActionAid. The institute expanded during periods marked by policy shifts following events like the Mandal Commission debates and state reforms in Bihar under leaders associated with Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav. It has hosted conferences featuring academics from London School of Economics, Columbia University, University of Oxford, Harvard University, and University of Chicago.
The institute’s mission is informed by frameworks advanced by Sustainable Development Goals, Human Development Report analytics, and comparative work by think tanks like Brookings Institution, Centre for Policy Research, and Institute of Development Studies. Objectives include evidence-based policy advising to state bodies such as the Government of Bihar, participation in national commissions modeled on the World Development Report, and capacity building reminiscent of programs by Economic and Political Weekly and Institute of Social Studies. Strategic aims reference methodologies from randomized controlled trials and approaches advocated by scholars associated with Daron Acemoglu, Angus Deaton, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit Banerjee.
The institute comprises research divisions paralleling structures in organizations like National Bureau of Economic Research, International Food Policy Research Institute, and Center for Global Development. Leadership typically includes a director with ties to academia (similar to appointments at Indian Council of Social Science Research), supported by program heads responsible for thematic units comparable to World Bank practice groups. Administrative links connect to entities such as Bihar State Planning Board and academic advisory boards featuring members from Institute of Development Studies, Asian Development Bank Institute, Commonwealth Secretariat, and Economic Advisory Council-style panels.
Research themes mirror agendas addressed by United Nations Habitat, UNICEF, UN Women, and Food and Agriculture Organization: rural livelihoods, migration, land rights, informal sectors, and health systems. Specific areas include studies on microfinance examined alongside work by Muhammad Yunus, labor analyses drawing on International Labour Organization data, agricultural policy linked to Green Revolution legacies, and infrastructure research connected to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. Comparative regional studies reference states like West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, and neighboring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.
The institute publishes working papers, policy briefs, and monographs in formats similar to outputs from Oxford University Press, Routledge, and journals including Economic and Political Weekly, Journal of Development Studies, World Development, Journal of South Asian Development, and Studies in Indian Politics. Outputs have informed commissions comparable to the Rangarajan Committee and cited in reports by NITI Aayog, Reserve Bank of India, and international reviews like the World Bank World Development Report. The archive includes survey datasets, case studies, and conference proceedings paralleling collections held by Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
The institute partners with multilateral agencies such as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Population Fund, and World Food Programme, and academic partners including Banaras Hindu University, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIT Delhi. It works with civil society networks like Pratham, Gram Vikas, and Bihar Voluntary Trusts and engages in policy dialogues hosted with state bodies like Bihar Legislative Assembly and central institutions such as Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Funding sources resemble streams used by think tanks supported by Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, European Union grants, and bilateral donors such as UK Department for International Development and United States Agency for International Development. Governance practices align with standards promoted by Transparency International and audits analogous to those required by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, overseen by a board with members drawn from academic institutions, donors, and former civil servants associated with Indian Administrative Service and policy circles connected to NITI Aayog.
Category:Think tanks in India Category:Research institutes in Bihar Category:Development studies