Strengthening policy research: role of think tank initiative in South Asia/ edited by Sukhadeo Thorat, Ajaya Dixit, Samar Verma

PART I: Introduction;
Chapter 1: Think Tank Initiative: A Bold Experiment in Strengthening Think Tanks;

PART II: The Journey of Think Tanks: Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka;
Chapter 2: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development;
Chapter 3: Centre for Policy Dialogue;
Chapter 4: Centre for Poverty Analysis;
Chapter 5: Institute of Policy Studies;
Chapter 6: Institute for Social and Environmental Transition-Nepal.
Chapter 7: Sustainable Development Policy Institute
Chapter 8: Social Policy and Development Centre;

PART III: The Journey of Think Tanks: India;
Chapter 9: Centre for Budget andGovernance Accountability;
Chapter 10: Centre for Policy Research;
Chapter 11: Centre for the Study of Developing Societies;
Chapter 12: Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy;
Chapter 13: Indian Institute of Dalit Studies;
Chapter 14: National Council of Applied Economic Research;
Chapter 15: Public Affairs Centre;

PART IV: Social Science Research and TTI: Country-Level Synthesis.
Chapter 16: Social Science Research and TTI: Bangladesh
Chapter 17: Social Science Research and TTI: India;
Chapter 18: Social Science Research and TTI: Nepal;
Chapter 19: Social Science Research and TTI: Pakistan;
Chapter 20:Social Science Research and TTI: Sri Lanka;

PART V: The Role of Think Tanks in South Asia: A Synthesis;
Chapter 21: The Role of the Think Tank Initiative in South Asia;

PART VI: Life After TTI: Challenges and the Way Forward;
Chapter 22: Life After TTI: Challenges and the Way Forward