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WTO Agreements and Indian Agriculture: Retrospection and Prospects
Deodhar, Satish Y - eSocialSciences - 2007
-negotiation on Agreement on Agriculture (AOA) will also begin. It is time to take a retrospective look at what were the expected … the predictions of various macro-models about the gains to Indian agriculture and farmer were not unequivocal, their … structure, improvement in the terms-of-trade for Indian agriculture may be very limited. Whatever little improvement in terms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528157
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Terms of Trade and Its Implications: Bangladesh Perspective
Masuduzzaman, Mohammad; Hussain, Muhammad Imam - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper explores the key reasons behind the movements in the terms of trade and the real net gain and loss from trade in the long run. Like some selected Asian countries (Vietnam, China and South Korea) except India, the terms of trade of Bangladesh has been in falling almost continuously....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650332
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Intentions vs. Implementation of Philippine Economic Reforms Under Aquino, 1986-92
Tolentino, V. Bruce J - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper explains the gaps between official objectives and the actual accomplishments of the Aquino government, with an emphasis on the implementation record of agricultural-based strategies. Summary of the lessons learned is provided. [Discussion Paper NO. 94-01]....
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Hans Singer: Obituary
Jolly, Richard - eSocialSciences - 2006
Hans Wolfgang Singer, development economist, died on February 26 2006. Singer's best known work relates to the declining terms of trade experienced by developing countries. First published in 1949, it tracked the long-term decline in terms of trade between developing and developed countries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250290
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Rural Migration, Weather and Agriculture: Evidence from Indian Census Data
Viswanathan, Brinda; Kumar, K S Kavi - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study explores the three way linkage between weather variability, agricultural performance and internal migration in India at state and district level using Indian Census data.[MSE].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945216
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Seasonal Migration and Risk Aversion
Bryan, Gharad; Chowdhury, Shyamal; Mobarak, A. Mushfiq - eSocialSciences - 2011
Pre-harvest lean seasons are widespread in the agrarian areas of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Every year, these seasonal famines force millions of people to succumb to poverty and hunger. An incentive of $8.50 is assigned to households in Bangladesh to out-migrate during the lean season, and...
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Price Incentives, Nonprice factors, and Crop Supply Response: The Indian Cash Crops
Kanwar, Sunil - eSocialSciences - 2007
Agriculture as a source of growth was sorely neglected in the early development strategies of the currently developing … countries. Realisation of this shortcoming prompted public policy in these countries to encourage agriculture by various means … pertaining to Indian agriculture for the period 1967-68/1999-00, covering 7 major 'annual' cash crops cultivated across 16 major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528277
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Approaches to Food Security in Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico and Nigeria: Lessons for Developing Countries
Sharma, Pooja; Gulati, Ashok - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper provides a synthesis of the experiences of six countries (Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, and Nigeria) in enhancing food security of their population. Approximately 46 per cent of the undernourished people in the world live in these six countries, which together account for 43...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133131
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Natural Resource Conservation, Use and Sustainability in Drylands
Alagh, Yoginder - eSocialSciences - 2007
This keynote address of the conference on Natural Resource Conservation Use and Sustainability in Drylands, focuses mainly on some new concepts of resource assessments in dry areas, some recent debates on organizational ideas on communities and their institutions; larger issues to place the...
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Tamil Nadu Budget 2008-09
Government, Tamil Nadu - eSocialSciences - 2008
Speech of Prof. K. Anbazhagan, Minister for Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu, presenting the Budget for 2008-2009 to the Legislative Assembly on 20th March, 2008.
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