India

9:30 – 10:00 am Registration

10:00 – 10:15 am Welcome and Introductions: Agenda and workshop objectives

10.15 – 11.30 am Introduction of the framework

This presentation will cover the major aims of the research project, with a focus on motivating the five broad dimensions that characterize the current framework on “Inclusive Economies.”

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Data analysis presentation

How can this framework be improved upon? How do we include aspects of identity? Are any key sub- categories or indicators missing or not measured properly? Are there any suggestions on better measures to fit within the confines of the categories and sub-categories?

1:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch

2:00 – 3:30 pm The Big Picture – Value of the Framework

Is the five theme approach a useful way to think about economic inclusion? Does the framework capture all dimensions of inclusion in the Indian context? Is any key dimension missing from the framework? Do the participants find this sort of exercise useful, on either a theoretical level and/or in their own work? What would make it more relevant?

3:30 – 3:45 pm Break

3:45 – 5:15 pm Policy Discussion

Is this material likely to be useful to policy practitioners? Can the framework be useful when it comes to policy conversations? Can it be used to track changes in the inclusiveness of the Indian economy over time? How effective is it for meaningful state comparisons?

5:15 – 5:30 pm Concluding Remarks

6:30pm Dinner

8:30 – 9:00 am Registration and Coffee

9:00 – 10:00 am Overview of the Project and Goals of this Workshop: Evolution of the conceptual framework of Inclusive Economies

10:00 – 10:15 am Experts’ Responses and Comments

When you think about inclusion in India, what are important factors, and are they included in our sub-categories? What is missing?

What are the lessons that people in other parts of the globe could and should learn from India’s experience with inclusiveness?

10:15 – 10:45 am Questions, Comments, Discussion on Overall Framework & Goals

10:45 – 11:00 am Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00 pm    Breakout Sessions 1: Discussions in group

Group 1: Manjula Menon, Ajit Sinha, Ravindra Srinivas, Gayatri Lal, Chris Benner

How do you think the category and sub-categories of sustainability shed new lights on issues of inclusiveness in a rural economy?

Group 2:  K.N. Harilal, Annapurna Neti, Tara Nair, Sharadini Rath, Sudhama Rao, Gabriela Giusta

How do you think the category and sub-categories of stability shed new light on issues of inclusiveness in a rural economy?

Group 3: Meena Nair, Puja Guha, Arvind Risbud, Vinoj Abraham, Bhavani Seetharaman, Gordon McGranahan

How do you think the category and sub-categories of participation shed new light on issues of inclusiveness in a rural economy?

Group 4:, Chiranjib Sen, S.S. Meenakshisundaram, Srinivas Alamaru, Kala Sridhar, Bidisha Chaudhuri

Who do you think are the main actors (state, civil society, market) in shaping inclusiveness in a rural economy, and what has been their relative importance?

12:00 – 12:45 pm Report back: 10-15 minutes for each group to present the most important insights from their discussion.  Short Q&A

12:45 – 1:45 pm Lunch

1:45 – 2:45 pm Discussion around key questions:

How can this framework help us better understand causes and patterns of inequalities between different states?

How can measuring inclusiveness help promote a more inclusive economy? Who would use these indicators and how could they be used?

When you think about inclusion in India, what are important factors, and are they included in our sub-categories? What is missing?

What are the lessons that people in other parts of the globe could and should learn from India’s experience with inclusiveness?

2:45 – 3:15 pm Report back: 15 minutes for each group to present the most important insights from their discussion.  Short Q&A

3:15 – 3:30 pm Coffee Break

3:30 – 4:15 pm Open Discussion on the Framework:

What value added emerges from this broad framework? Who could benefit from such a framework? How does it relate to other efforts to understand inclusive economies across the globe? How can we best disseminate our learnings from this work to a broader audience?

4:15 – 4:30 pm Way forward and Vote of thanks

6:00 pm Dinner at Hotel Radha Regent