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Parking Space for the Poor: Restrictions Imposed on Marketing and Movement of Agricultural Goods in India
Wadhwa, Mayank - eSocialSciences - 2010
Agricultural markets in India have been regulated since 1928 with the inception of the "Royal Commission of Agriculture … died. The famine provided a major impetus for formulation of a comprehensive food policy in India. The Food Policy … Committee which was set up after the disaster, suggested an interventionist government policy in the food grain market …
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Mangroves - A Natural Defense against Cyclones: An investigation from Orissa, India
Das, Saudamini - eSocialSciences - 2007
Following this disaster in Orissa caused by a super cyclone there was a great deal of controversy over whether the high …
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State of Indian Agriculture 2011-12
eSocialSciences - 2012
The report reviews the status and performance of agriculture, especially during the last two decades, and also presents what could be the way forward, given our objectives of accelerated growth, inclusiveness and the reducing of poverty and hunger. [Ministry of Agriculture Report]....
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Disaster in Bihar: A Report from the TISS Assessment Team
Jha, Manish K; Raghavan, Vijay - eSocialSciences - 2008
This report is prepared on the basis of a 5-day visit to the flood affected parts of Bihar, caused by the changing of the course of the river, Kosi, by a four-member team from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The team visited three districts of Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura during the...
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Typhoon Haiyan’s Aftermath: Testing Resilience in Complex Emergencies
Anthony, Mely Caballero; Amul, Gianna Gayle; Trajano, Julius - eSocialSciences - 2013
. The country faces the herculean task of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief on an unprecedented scale …
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Labour Market in Urban Agglomerations: A case from an Indian Global City
Paul, G.D Bino; M, Krishna Krishna - eSocialSciences - 2011
The study explores different aspects of employment and labour market prevalent in large in UAs, in particular global cities. To capture the role of labour market in urban agglomeration, particularly pooling of labour and concentration of economic activities, the paper present a case study of...
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Secondary Education in India: Determinants of Development and Performance
P, Geetha Rani - eSocialSciences - 2007
A review of development of school education in India reflects an expansionary phase of number of institutions and …
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The Economic Impact of Forest Hydrological Services on Local Communities: A Case Study from the Western Ghats of India
Menon, Ajit; LELE, SHARACHCHANDRA; Patil, Ishwar; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
Building upon a larger research project at four sites in the Western Ghats of peninsular India, this study examines the …
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Community Management is Good for Forests: Results from a Field Experiment in India
eSocialSciences; South Asian Network for Development SANDEE - 2011
The study looks at the relationship between indigenous people and their forest homes using a novel field field experiments approach. [Policy Brief No. 48-10]. URL:[http://www.sandeeonline.org/uploads/documents/publication/906_PUB_Policy_Brief_48_Rucha.pdf].
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Measures, Spatial Profile and Determinants of Dietary Diversity: Evidence from India
Das, Mousumi - eSocialSciences - 2014
dataset from India, analyzes the determinants of dietary diversity, which is measured using the Entropy Index. Heterogeneous …
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