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Measures of Inflation in India: Issues and Perspectives
Mohanty, Deepak - eSocialSciences - 2010
A review of the various primary measures of inflation with a particular reference to the divergence between WPI and CPI. Focus is also given on different secondary (derived) measures of inflation, particularly core inflation, and end the discussion with some thoughts on the way forward. [Speech...
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Measures, Spatial Profile and Determinants of Dietary Diversity: Evidence from India
Das, Mousumi - eSocialSciences - 2014
triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consumption of a diverse diet … dietary diversity profile across adjoining regions highlights the persistence of uneven development in terms of consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969041
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Report of the Expert Group on Estimation of Proportion and Number of Poor
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2014
The Planning Commission constituted, in September 1989, an 'Expert Group' to consider methodological and computational aspects of estimation of proportion and number of poor in India. [Planning Commission].
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Reframing the Climate Debate
Sharan, Vivan - eSocialSciences - 2014
differences in consumption and production patterns, as well as natural resource use. …
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Revival of Rural PDS: Expansion and Outreach
Rahman, Andaleeb - eSocialSciences - 2014
Using the recent rounds of NSS data, this paper evaluates the performance and outreach of India's public distribution system (PDS) in the rural areas. The results suggest a significant improvement in the performance of PDS in terms of its outreach and offtake. States like Bihar and Jharkhand...
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Historical Sources of Institutional Trajectories in Economic Development: China, Japan, and Korea Compared
Aoki, Masahiko - eSocialSciences - 2013
small plots— leased or owned—and handcrafting for personal consumption and markets. It then compares institutional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945431
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Analytics of Food Inflation in India
Sonna, Thangzason; Joshi, Himanshu; Sebastin, Alice; … - eSocialSciences - 2014
particularly arising from higher rural wages, rising agricultural cost of production, changing consumption pattern favoring protein …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945436
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Growth and Deprivation in India: What Does Recent Data Say?
Motiram, Sripad; Naraparaju, Karthikeya - eSocialSciences - 2013
growth on the poor over a range of poverty lines. Using National sample Surveys on consumption expenditure, they have showed …
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Can Insurance Reduce Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure
Joglekar, Rama - eSocialSciences - 2008
attain the subsistence level of consumption. Thus, zero percent is taken as a threshold level to define catastrophic health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341722
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Tobacco Control in Schools in India (India Global Youth Tobacco Survey & Global School Personnel Survey, 2006)
SInha, Dhirendra Narain - eSocialSciences - 2008
India Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2006 and Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS) 2006 were undertaken region-wise, namely, North, South, East, West, Central and North East, covering 99.7% of the total population of India. Altogether, 12,086 students and 2,926 school personnel from 180...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341828