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all sectors except urban agriculture. We also find that rural agriculture growth strongly reduces poverty in the rural … poverty reduction is by focusing on rural agriculture and urban services growth. In the long run, however, the focus should be … growth and poverty into their sectoral compositions and locations. We find that growth in the rural services sector reduces …
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hypothesis that joint consumption of public goods of individuals in non slum urban India dominates those of individuals living in … slums is accepted while the hypothesis that consumption of private goods of individuals in non slum urban India dominates …Content of abstract This paper provides a robust multidimensional evaluation of intra -urban differences. The …
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The literature on Rural Non-Agricultural Employment (RNAE) in India is replete with references as to its nature … extent, in the manufacturing sector. Insofar as this is true, the sector needs to be promoted. While rural non …
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This paper aims to analyse urban mobility patterns and consequent impacts on energy and environment in India. We … using national and urban data sets. It explores the underlying relationship among three dependent variablesenergy intensity … examined. Some policy recommendations are outlined to reduce urban transport energy use and greenhouse gases and provide …
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comprehensive study that looks at ethnic inequality in Indonesia. We find systematic inequality between urban and rural areas, but … not between ethnic groups. Our results indicate that the voiceless rural areas have been left behind by urban areas that … inherent among Indonesians. The findings of this study imply that public policy aimed at accelerating rural development is the …
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This study measures the impact of supermarkets on traditional markets in urban centers in Indonesia quantitatively …
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to assess the extent of maternal morbidity and assess the factors responsible for it in rural Andhra Pradesh. An attempt … prevalence of maternal morbidity in rural areas of Andhra Pradesh. Especially in the less developed district, nearly 95 percent … developed district respectively. High incidence of maternal morbidity in rural areas can be attributed to the combination of …
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integration process has been led by India and Pakistan with limited participation of smaller South Asian economies. Tackling key … most gains for South Asia and that India has an incentive to include its neighbors in such an arrangement rather than going …
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integration process has been led by India and Pakistan with limited participation of smaller South Asian economies. Tackling key … most gains for South Asia and that India has an incentive to include its neighbors in such an arrangement rather than going …
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While there is a clear policy shift towards large-scale industrialization in the state of West Bengal (WB) during the early 1990s, not much improvement can be discerned in the performance of the manufacturing output. Moreover, contrary to the Indian experience, more than half of the...
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