Word: sukhtankar
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Students at a development economics panel were surprised to learn yesterday that 75 percent of condoms dispensed in India are not used for sex. Sandip R. Sukhtankar, a PhD candidate in the economics department, told a group of about 30 undergraduates at a forum on “action research” that condoms, often distributed by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for free in India, provide highly-valued lubrication for use on spindles in the sari-making industry. Sukhtankar’s point served to underscore the importance of quantifying the sometimes-uncertain impact that NGOs have on the developing world...
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