Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 162
Cover Image
Irrigation, Agrarian Change and Local Politics: in South Telengana, 1960-1996
Kumar, V. Anil - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper deals with the impact of irrigation on agrarian change and local politics in the period, 1960 to 1996 in the irrigated region of South Telengana, Andhra Pradesh. The article is based on a primary survey and two village case studies from Miryalguda Mandal of Nalgonda District, South...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341738
Cover Image
Agrarian Reform for a Liberal Pattern of Society? Karnataka's Land Policy and the New Dispensation
Herring, Ronald - eSocialSciences - 2006
It is puzzling how much the discourse of development has backed away from the seemingly central question of rural poverty: land. Elaborate rules concerning its distribution, rights, regulation, protection, utilities have multiple development objectives, but poverty alleviation, individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699223
Cover Image
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487608
Cover Image
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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699027
Cover Image
Sustainability of Indian Agriculture: Towards an Assessment
Rao, V.M. - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper presents a systemic framework to look at the prospects for sustainability of Indian agriculture. The … shaping the growth, efficiency and stability of agriculture. The domains are: Natural resources covering land, water, climate … prospects for agriculture are seen to depend in the final analysis not so much on nature or factors beyond control as on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699187
Cover Image
Federal Budget of Pakistan-2011-12
eSocialSciences; Minister of Finance Pakistan - 2012
BUDGET SPEECH 2011-2012 by DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Planning & Development.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010533804
Cover Image
National Policy for Senior Citizens: 2011
Justice, Ministry of Social; GOI, Empowerment - eSocialSciences - 2011
. Social deprivations and exclusion, privatization of health services and changing pattern of morbidity affect the elderly. All …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323766
Cover Image
Book Review: Promoting Economic Cooperation in South Asia
Iyer, Sandhya S . - eSocialSciences - 2010
Review of 'Promoting Economic Cooperation in South Asia'; S. Ahmed, S. Kalegama and E. Ghani (Editors). Published by Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250196
Cover Image
Cost and Time Overruns in Infrastructure Projects: Extent, Causes and Remedies
Singh, Ram - eSocialSciences - 2009
Various issues related to delays and cost overruns in publically funded infrastructure projects are investigated. The study is based on, by far, the largest data-set of 850 projects across seventeen infrastructure sectors. The focus is on the causal factors behind time and cost overruns. [CDE WP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512430
Cover Image
Water Democracy: Reclaiming Public Water in Asia
FGS, Focus on the Global South - eSocialSciences - 2010
, presents examples of ongoing struggles against water privatization and commercialization as well as inspiring examples of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008513088