Andaleeb Rahman

About

Andaleeb Rahman is a research associate at the Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University. Andaleeb works in the area of development economics, food policy, agricultural economics, social protection, rural-urban transformation, and identity politics with a policy focus. An applied economist by training, his research is rooted in interdisciplinary theoretical underpinning spanning the disciplines of economics, political science, sociology, and urban planning. He has published widely in reputed journals like Economics Letters, Food Policy, World Development, Journal of Development Studies, Global Food Security, and Urban Studies, among others. Andaleeb co-authored his first book on India’s food systems which came out in 2019. Currently, he is working on several projects including two randomized control trials (RCTs) on the nutritional impact of kitchen gardens, sustainable ways to promote regenerative agriculture and crop diversification. His new book on re-imagining the focus, form, and scope of social welfare programs in India, is due to be published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2023. Prior joining Cornell, Andaleeb worked at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) in Bangalore investigating the issues of climate change adaptation and its impact on livelihoods. Learn more about Andaleeb's work.