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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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Kerala Fights Clock in ASEAN Free-Trade Deal
Devraj, Ranjit - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper discusses the impacts of free-trade policy on the agricultural exports of Kerala. …
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Gambling on the Private Sector at the Cost of the Working Class: NTUI Statement
Mody, Gautam - eSocialSciences - 2013
The budget offers no programme for job creation or any substantive policy measures to contain inflation that continues to erode the real wage while it commits itself to cash transfers and cuts in subsidies all of which will contribute to further worsening the economic condition of the working...
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Kerala Budget 2011-12
Govt, Government of Kerala - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Minister for Finance, Dr. T. M. Thomas Issac presented the Budget for the financial year 2011-2012.
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Reforming Foodgrains Management: Achieving Food Security with Cost-Effectiveness
Kumar, A. Ganesh; Gulati, Ashok; Ralph Cummings, Jr. - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper examines the efficacy of the current system of public foodgrains management and policies in promoting food security in the country. It argues that the system has outlived its usefulness, and that continuing with the same only stifles growth in foodgrains, with very little welfare...
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Water Democracy: Reclaiming Public Water in Asia
FGS, Focus on the Global South - eSocialSciences - 2010
people-centered public water management from across Asia. These essays will contribute to strengthening the discussion about … the ways forward for public water delivery in Asia. [FGS Report]. …
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Women in Indian Engineering: A Preliminary Analysis of Data from the Graduate Level Engineering Education Field in Kerala and Rajasthan
Nair, Sreelekha - eSocialSciences - 2012
question to explore especially since it has been so little studies especially in India. This study attempts to understand women … engineers in India, situating them within the context of women’s status and their role in the national development. This study … examines the trends and changed relationship in India, using the resources available from the engineering education field …
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The Don Sahong Dam: Potential Impacts on Regional Fish Migrations, Livelihoods and Human Health
Bird, Ian - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper focuses on the Don Sahong Dam (DSD’s) potential impacts on fish and fisheries, and particularly the project’s regional implications in relation to fisheries, including its possible impacts on food security, nutrition and poverty alleviation in Laos and neighbouring...
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Measures, Spatial Profile and Determinants of Dietary Diversity: Evidence from India
Das, Mousumi - eSocialSciences - 2014
dataset from India, analyzes the determinants of dietary diversity, which is measured using the Entropy Index. Heterogeneous …
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Draft National Land Reforms Policy
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Rural Development GOI - 2013
This policy outlines a very clear strategy of creating a large pool of land so that every family's right to land is fully honoured. The policy proceeds to suggest a just and equitable method of allotting land on a priority basis to the marginalized, especially marginalized women. Policy...
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