Centre for public policy (CPP): Indian institute of management bangalore

Abstract

This chapter examines the impact of the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) on public policy in India through a specific case study. CPP is part of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, one of India’s leading business schools. CPP is a think tank engaged in research, consultancy, teaching, training, and outreach. CPP was established in 2000 to address the gap between research and public policymaking in India through a collaborative effort between the Department of Personnel and Training, the government of India, the United Nations Development Programme, and the institute. The CPP also received an endowment grant from the government of Karnataka. In addition, this chapter examines the context of public policy formulation in India, various activities undertaken by CPP, membership of CPP faculty in influential committees, and direct and indirect policy impact of research projects at CPP, and finally it takes a close look at a direct policy change triggered by the intervention of a CPP faculty member in the domain of urban public transportation in Bangalore. This type of intervention could easily be replicated across India