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Will Neoliberal Policies Resolve Water Sector Dilemmas? Learnings from Maharashtra and Gujarat
K, Viswanathan P - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper examines how the neoliberal policies have influenced the water sector reform policies and interventions in India, particularly, in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. In doing so, the paper tries to engage with three questions: a) what are the national and state-level responses...
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On Graham’s Theory of Multicountry Multicommodity Trade
Parchure, Rajas - eSocialSciences - 2011
algorithm that are needed to cover such subjects as intercountry transfers, tariffs and taxes, have been illustrated. Further …
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Consultation Paper on Certain Issues Relating to Telecom Tariffs
TRAI, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India - eSocialSciences - 2010
This consultation paper brings out various issues that have a bearing on telecom tariff offers. In line with established practice, the Authority seeks the views of all stakeholders by 15th November, 2010. For any clarification/information, Sh. Raj Pal, Advisor (ER), TRAI, may be contacted at...
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The End of Japan's Nuclear Renaissance? Not Just Yet
Brennan, Elliot; Arthur, Jeremy - eSocialSciences - 2012
The 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that severally damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant have been described as ending the ‘nuclear renaissance’ in Japan. The government is in a hard place, trying to negotiate public opinion, rising distrust of the utility corporations...
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The Structure of Tariffs and Long-Term Growth
Nunn, Nathan; Trefler, Daniel - eSocialSciences - 2010
GDP growth. Testing for causal mechanisms, we find evidence consistent with the existence of real benefits from tariffs …-biased tariffs and growth. Turning to alternative explanations, we extend the standard Grossman-Helpman â …€˜protection-for-sale’ model and show how the skill-bias of tariffs can reflect the extent of domestic rent-seeking activities in the economy. We …
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The Asian “Noodle Bowlâ€:Is It Serious for Business?
Kawai, Masahiro; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - eSocialSciences - 2009
A lively debate is taking place over the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on East Asia's business between those who view the agreements as a harmful Asian "noodle bowl"—i.e., overlapping regional trade agreements—of trade deals and others who see net beneficial effects in...
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Motivating Knowledge Agents: Can Incentive Pay Overcome Social Distance?
Berg, Erlend; Ghatak, Maitreesh; Manjula, R; Roy, Sanchari - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper studies the interaction of incentive pay and social distance in the dissemination of information. BREAD Working Paper No. 380. URL: [http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/380.pdf].
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Developmental Disability Index for Hill States in India
Pandey, Ritu; Dasgupta, Purnamita - eSocialSciences - 2014
Tthe first objective of this study is to construct a cost disability index in provision of developmental infrastructure. The second objective is rooted in the poor state of developmental infrastructure in hill states reflected in widening gaps when compared with non- hill states. [NIPFP Working...
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Public Services and GATS
Adlung, Rolf - eSocialSciences - 2005
The status of public services is one of the most hotly debated issues surrounding the GATS. There are two approaches to distinguish such services from any other services: an institutional approach that focuses on the legal and institutional conditions governing supply (e.g. ownership status,...
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Emerging Asia's Middle Class-A Force to be Reckoned With
Dyck, Steffen; Hansakul, Syetarn; Saxena, Rachna - eSocialSciences - 2009
The emergence of a large and dynamic middle class raises Asia’s profile as an attractive market destination for products ranging from consumer goods to financial services. There are even hopes that the Asian consumer will replace the US as “world consumer of last resortâ€,...
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