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The objective of this paper is to study the dynamics of the distribution of regional per capita income of Indian states in the post reform period, in order to identify trends towards convergence-club formation, polarisation or stratification during this period. We adopt the distribution dynamics...
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Pregnancy constitutes a high risk of morbidity and mortality due to associated physiological stress. Many women do not die of causes related to pregnancy but suffer severe morbidities. In developing countries, pregnancy and childbirth related complications are the leading cause of disability...
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Nonfarm activities generate on average about 60 percent of rural households incomes in the Himalayas. This paper analyzes the determinants of participation in nonfarm activities and of nonfarm incomes across rural households. A unique data set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us...
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Through the 1990s China was widely and often held up as a paragon of economic policy reform driven growth and an … example for others to follow. We in India were not immune to the temptation to do the same. There is no doubt that China has …. China has also gone out of the way to make economic interaction with it (e.g. FDI, outsourcing of manufacturing) profitable …
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This paper presents a brief non-technical overview of the conceptual basis of RTAs by highlighting the implications of concepts like trade creation and trade diversion. The paper then moves to pinpointing some of the global trends in RTAs to place the Indian engagements in a perspective. The...
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sides to treat strategically. As for the relationship between China and the United States, the most important aspect should … be the rapid growth of Chinese economy since its opening-up and reform, which is labeled the rising of china. Its … why china threat theory has been rampant since then before the real threat is coming. But what I will say here today …
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China may be seeking to take over European economies. Quite naturally these concerns have led to repeated calls that action … regulating inbound foreign investment (including from China) in the EU. Such an approach may help guard against the risk of a … of existing mechanisms such as competition policy. Also, pushing for the negotiation of a China-EU BIT is certainly a …
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The paper investigates institutional reforms in Vietnam and their impact on the economic performance of firms. Using the provincial competitiveness index 2006 (PCI06) and firm-level data in Vietnam in 2005, the results show that provincial competitiveness is economically and statistically...
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This paper summarizes the conceptual rationale for investment liberalization to fully exploit the potential of regional trading arrangements. It goes on to examine the treatment of investment in emerging FTAs/RTAs in the Asia-Pacific region and the specific investment provisions and their...
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China, and the gradual incorporation of the region into the worldwide economy. In recent years, much of the support for the … the Basin have become active again. With all the nations in the region joining ASEAN except for China, the region has …
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