The solution to the MVAS problem lies in the realm of ensuring greater competition in the space.This can be achieved if the principles of transparency, flexibility, coordination, and fairness are adhered to.
This paper makes the point, that it is possible to profitably service the poor, rapidly reduce servicing costs, and cover large numbers rapidly. And this is only possible through a digital payments ecosystem that is characterized by open entry and inclusiveness
Why not reinvent the wheel? Scientists at the CSIR in Pretoria entertained themselves by doing so, and their musings turned into a multi-million dollar impactroller, a square wheel that became the first breakthrough in decades for compacting soil. ,
In this policy paper we critically analyze the design and implementation of the subsidy mechanism for the expansion of rural telephony in India. The main focus of the paper is the Indian Universal Service Obligation (USO) for telecom.
Auctions should be an integral part of policy debate but creating a conducive environment implies ensuring clarity of objectives and transparency in policy making, understanding the issues of market structure and regulation that limit competition and enhancing the political process by making the general public aware of the issues at stake.
Although in the larger hydrological picture, the urban consumer's water demand necessarily competes with that of the rural consumer and the farmer's demand for water as an input, the management of any given amount of urban water is a problem that can be sensibly isolated from the larger picture. This partial equilibrium problem was the object of this study.
The core problem remains one of identifying the poor, be it for medical insurance or for health-care delivery.The usual counter-argument against privatization and choice is that the poor cannot
