The Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR) engages in research on development issues, particularly related to India.
The research areas covered by the Institute are:
- natural resource development and management
- human Development
- industry and finance
- decentralised planning
The Institute acts as a resource center on water related issues, with a Research Cell on ‘Water and process documentation research studies’. It has also established a Research Cell on informal sector studies to examine the links between the informal and formal sector and the contribution of the informal sector to the national economy.
The website provides:
- details of the Institute’s research programmes, research cells and staff
- the list of publications by the Institute
- abstracts of the Institute’s working papers