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== Selected Publications ==
== Selected Publications ==
=== Peer-reviewed articles, books and chapters ===
=== Peer-reviewed articles, books and chapters ===
# [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344921000756?dgcid=author Enhancing the circular and modified linear economy: The importance of blockchain for developing economies] Journal: Resources, Conservation & Recycling. Volume 168, May 2021.<br />This discusses the issue of soiled sanitary napkins / pads and the issues and challenges involved in disposing this type of bio waste. In India nearly 1 billion soiled sanitary pads are discarded every month. Each pad takes nearly 500-800 years ( approx) to break down into microplastics which pollute common pool resources. Each sanitary pad contains equivalent of 3-4 plastic bags worth of plastic. Waste pickers routinely come in contact with soiled sanitary pads and diapers ( which contain human discharge and body fluids). These women have no access to medical care, no minimum income, benefits and Covid has made this situation worse.
# [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652620351830 Towards a circular economy for packaging waste by using new technologies: The case of large multinationals in emerging economies] Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 281, 25 January 2021.
# [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652620351830 Towards a circular economy for packaging waste by using new technologies: The case of large multinationals in emerging economies] Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 281, 25 January 2021.
# [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344921000756?dgcid=author Enhancing the circular and modified linear economy: The importance of blockchain for developing economies] Journal: Resources, Conservation & Recycling. Volume 168, May 2021.<br />This discusses the issue of soiled sanitary napkins / pads and the issues and challenges involved in disposing this type of bio waste. In India nearly 1 billion soiled sanitary pads are discarded every month. Each pad takes nearly 500-800 years ( approx) to break down into microplastics which pollute common pool resources. Each sanitary pad contains equivalent of 3-4 plastic bags worth of plastic. Waste pickers routinely come in contact with soiled sanitary pads and diapers ( which contain human discharge and body fluids). These women have no access to medical care, no minimum income, benefits and Covid has made this situation worse.
# [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075425317303538 Catch-up as a Survival Strategy in the Solar Power Industry] Journal of International Management, Volume 24, Issue 2, June 2018, Pages 179-194
# [https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/The-Role-of-Microfinance-in-WomenThe-Role-of-Microfinance-in-Womens-Empowerment/?k=9781787144262 The Role of Microfinance in Women's Empowerment: A Comparative Study of Rural & Urban Groups in India] ISBN: 9781787144262 Published: 17 Oct 2017 Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
# [https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/The-Role-of-Microfinance-in-WomenThe-Role-of-Microfinance-in-Womens-Empowerment/?k=9781787144262 The Role of Microfinance in Women's Empowerment: A Comparative Study of Rural & Urban Groups in India] ISBN: 9781787144262 Published: 17 Oct 2017 Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
# [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-54468-1_20 Connecting the Base of the Pyramid to Global Markets Through E-commerce: A Case Study of BAIF (India)]. International Business Strategy pp 441-465 (2016)
# [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814031036 Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security in the Backward Districts of Maharashtra] Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 133, 15 May 2014, Pages 265-278.
# [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814031036 Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security in the Backward Districts of Maharashtra] Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 133, 15 May 2014, Pages 265-278.
# [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075425317303538 Catch-up as a Survival Strategy in the Solar Power Industry] Journal of International Management, Volume 24, Issue 2, June 2018, Pages 179-194
# [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=09708448&AN=97666247&h=a%2FFI8NR7rMgYlTLsFr2vIuQYITaeS%2BpF%2FNDVPNXH15qFHnh9YTRi%2F2QT%2BAPdOTUAIDlBUCpeo0ixMoIqMMTw7g%3D%3D&crl=c Revisiting the Base of the Pyramid: An Inclusive Model Based on Gandhi's Ideology]. Prajnan . Jul-Sep 2013, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p131-161. 31p.
# [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=09708448&AN=97666247&h=a%2FFI8NR7rMgYlTLsFr2vIuQYITaeS%2BpF%2FNDVPNXH15qFHnh9YTRi%2F2QT%2BAPdOTUAIDlBUCpeo0ixMoIqMMTw7g%3D%3D&crl=c Revisiting the Base of the Pyramid: An Inclusive Model Based on Gandhi's Ideology]. Prajnan . Jul-Sep 2013, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p131-161. 31p.  
# [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-54468-1_20 Connecting the Base of the Pyramid to Global Markets Through E-commerce: A Case Study of BAIF (India)]. International Business Strategy pp 441-465 (2016)


=== Other publications ===
=== Other publications ===
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 7 February 2021

* Raji Ajwani-Ramchandani is an Indian researcher

Bio

(2021) My current research interests lie at the intersection of policy, technology and circular economy. I have spent the past three years studying the processes involved in municipal solid waste collection by spending a lot of time speaking with and understanding the challenges faced by generators, waste pickers (in India there are nearly 5 million waste pickers who are mostly women and young children – the Ted Talk covers this issue), policy makers, brand owners. By connecting the existing policy guidelines with theory, we have tried to present some approaches that can:

  • generate data (missing at the moment),
  • allow the implementation of extended producer responsibility and
  • make brand owners accountable for the waste generated by their brands, incentivize good practices

Since April-May 2020, I am working on a Project called " Mission IBPs" (IBPs= Industrial By-Products). These are huge pollutants and are generated in millions of tonnes . Currently there is no policy in place to direct their disposal and management in India.

Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, books and chapters

  1. Enhancing the circular and modified linear economy: The importance of blockchain for developing economies Journal: Resources, Conservation & Recycling. Volume 168, May 2021.
    This discusses the issue of soiled sanitary napkins / pads and the issues and challenges involved in disposing this type of bio waste. In India nearly 1 billion soiled sanitary pads are discarded every month. Each pad takes nearly 500-800 years ( approx) to break down into microplastics which pollute common pool resources. Each sanitary pad contains equivalent of 3-4 plastic bags worth of plastic. Waste pickers routinely come in contact with soiled sanitary pads and diapers ( which contain human discharge and body fluids). These women have no access to medical care, no minimum income, benefits and Covid has made this situation worse.
  2. Towards a circular economy for packaging waste by using new technologies: The case of large multinationals in emerging economies Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 281, 25 January 2021.
  3. Catch-up as a Survival Strategy in the Solar Power Industry Journal of International Management, Volume 24, Issue 2, June 2018, Pages 179-194
  4. The Role of Microfinance in Women's Empowerment: A Comparative Study of Rural & Urban Groups in India ISBN: 9781787144262 Published: 17 Oct 2017 Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
  5. Connecting the Base of the Pyramid to Global Markets Through E-commerce: A Case Study of BAIF (India). International Business Strategy pp 441-465 (2016)
  6. Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security in the Backward Districts of Maharashtra Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 133, 15 May 2014, Pages 265-278.
  7. Revisiting the Base of the Pyramid: An Inclusive Model Based on Gandhi's Ideology. Prajnan . Jul-Sep 2013, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p131-161. 31p.

Other publications

Videos

More Information

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/raji-ajwani-ramchandani-20b07715
  2. https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/people/raji-ajwani
  3. https://www.cps.iitb.ac.in/people/raji-ajwani-ramchandani/ ( I completed my Post Doc on Jan 11 2021)
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