| Understanding government failure in public health services J Hammer, Y Aiyar, S Samji Economic and Political Weekly, 4049-4057, 2007 | 106 | 2007 |
| Transparency and accountability in NREGA: a case study of Andhra Pradesh Y Aiyar, S Samji Accountability Initiative, CPR, 2009 | 104 | 2009 |
| Invited spaces, invited participation: Effects of greater participation on accountability in service delivery Y Aiyar India Review 9 (2), 204-229, 2010 | 62 | 2010 |
| Improving the Effectiveness of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Y Aiyar, S Samji Economic and Political Weekly, 320-326, 2006 | 47 | 2006 |
| The post office paradox Y Aiyar, S Bhattacharya Economic & Political Weekly 51 (11), 61, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
| 11. Rights, accountability and citizenship: India’s emerging welfare state Y Aiyar, M Walton Governance in Developing Asia: Public Service Delivery and Empowerment, 260, 2015 | 38* | 2015 |
| Value subtraction in public sector production: Accounting versus economic cost of primary schooling in India L Pritchett, Y Aiyar Center for Global Development Working Paper, 2014 | 32 | 2014 |
| The centralization vs decentralization tug of war and the emerging narrative of fiscal federalism for social policy in India Y Aiyar, A Kapur Regional & Federal Studies, 1-31, 2018 | 31 | 2018 |
| State of Accountability: Evolution, Practice and Emerging Questions in B Posani, Y Aiyar AI Working Paper, 2, 2009 | 28 | 2009 |
| Spectators or participants? Effects of social audits in Andhra Pradesh Y Aiyar, SK Mehta Economic and Political Weekly 50 (7), 66-71, 2015 | 26 | 2015 |
| Networks of panchayat women: Civil society space for political action A Behar, Y Aiyar Economic and Political Weekly, 4936-4940, 2003 | 25 | 2003 |
| Strengthening public accountability: Lessons from implementing social audits in Andhra Pradesh Y Aiyar, SK Mehta, S Samji CTR on Accountability Initiative, 2011 | 20 | 2011 |
| Education Reforms, Bureaucracy and the Puzzles of Implementation: A Case Study from Bihar Y Aiyar, AA Dongre, V Davis | 16* | 2015 |
| Taxes: Price of Civilization or Tribute to Leviathan? L Pritchett, Y Aiyar | 16 | 2015 |
| Bottom’s up: To the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Health and Health services J Hammer, Y Aiyar, S Samji Social Development Papers, South Asia Series, Paper, 2006 | 16 | 2006 |
| India: Implementing social audits Y Aiyar, SK Mehta, S Samji | 14 | 2012 |
| Institutionalizing social accountability: considerations for policy Y Aiyar, B Posani, A Patnaik, M Devasher Accountability Initiative Policy Paper 2, 2009 | 11 | 2009 |
| Implementing Right to Information: A Case Study of India M Devasher Surie, Y Aiyar, SE Trapnell Right to Information: Case Studies on Implementation, 49-102, 2014 | 7 | 2014 |
| A Guide to Conducting Social Audits: Learning from the Experience of Andhra Pradesh Y Aiyar, SK Mehta, S Samji Accountable Government: Policy Research Series, Centre for Policy Research …, 2011 | 6 | 2011 |
| Social Audits: From Ignorance to Awareness–The AP Experience A Pokharel, Y Aiyar, S Samji World Bank, Intellicap, 2008 | 6 | 2008 |
