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Deforestation in the Himalayas: Myths and Reality

Baland, Jean Marie; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2014

Deforestation in developing and middle income countries is an urgent global problem, affecting climate change, soil … frequently dominated by widely held beliefs concerning the extent of deforestation (that it is large and growing over time), and … its impacts on local livelihoods (that these are adverse and large). Views concerning determinants of deforestation …

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Firewood Collections and Economic Growth in Rural Nepal 1995-2010: Evidence from a Household Panel

Baland, Jean-Marie; Libois, Francois; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013

A longitudinal household survey from World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was used for the study. A relatively small (but representative) sample of households residing in the mountainous regions of Nepal (i.e., excluding the low-lying Terai regions) were surveyed in three...

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Unbelievable but True â€” Improved Cook-stoves are not Helpful in Reducing Firewood Demand in Nepal

Nepal, Mani; Nepal, Apsara; Grimsrud, Kristine - eSocialSciences - 2011

This paper analyzes the effect of different types of cook-stoves on firewood demand at the household level. Nationally representative household data from Nepal is used for the study. [SANDEE Working Paper No. 51 - 10].

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Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Poverty Line

Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2013

Interview on the recent released poverty line.

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Debating Poverty

eSS, eSocialSciences - eSocialSciences - 2014

The first of a series of eSSays dossiers on issues of public concern. Guest editor: M.H. Suryanarayana. Contents: Poverty Line: Pursuit of an Elusive Minimum by M.H. Suryanarayana Fixing Poverty vs. Fixing the Poverty Line by Anirudh Krishna Agriculture: Is it a Destination for the Poor? by R S...

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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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Agricultural Growth and Rural Incomes: Rural Performance Indicators and Consumption Patterns

Balisacan, Arsenio M. - eSocialSciences - 2012

The present paper is part of a larger study on agricultural growth and rural incomes in the Philippines. This study examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the economic welfare of the various groups of population in...

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Poverty Dynamics in Rural Sindh, Pakistan

Lohano, Hari Ram - eSocialSciences - 2009

This paper focuses on poverty dynamics and their determinants, using panel survey data for rural Sindh, Pakistan. Households interviewed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) during 1986â€“91, were resurveyed in 2004â€“05 with minimal attrition.

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Employment and Poverty in India: 2000-2005

Sundaram, K. - eSocialSciences - 2007

This paper is principally focused on the changes in the size and structure of work force and the changes in labour productivity, wages and poverty in India in the first quinquennuim of the 21st century. The period between 2000 and 2005 saw a sharp acceleration in work force growth, and, on the...

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Liberalisation of Rural Poverty: The Indian Experience

Pillai, N. Vijayamohanan - eSocialSciences - 2006

A price rise signifies a fall in purchasing power, if there is no commensurate increase in income. Thus the pertinent question in the face of the phenomenal rise during the 1990s in the prices of the food articles, which account for a major chunk of the total expenditure of the poor, is whether...

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