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Demand for Fertiliser in India: Determinants and Outlook for 2020
Sharma, Vijay Paul; Thaker, Hrima - eSocialSciences - 2011
consumer of fertilisers in the world after China, consuming about 26.5 million tonnes. However, average intensity of fertiliser …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321454
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Intra- and Inter-national University-Industry Linkage and Innovation in Emerging Economies: Evidence from China
Fu, Xiaolan; Li, Jizhen; Hughes, Alan - eSocialSciences - 2012
country or firm innovation outcomes in China. [FGKS]. URL:[http://www.fgks.in/IndexServer/tifac/article/157.pdf]. …The different role of intra- and inter-national university-industry collaboration in industrial innovation in emerging … economies are investigated. Based on a national firm-level survey database from China, it finds that collaboration with domestic …
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China's Pharmaceutical Industry: Typologies and Characteristics
Zhang, Hayan - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper uses aggregate and firm level data to examine the characteristics of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry in general and its geographical agglomeration in particular. It addresses the following research questions: 1) Are there geographical agglomerations in China’s...
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The Primacy of Public Health Considerations in Defining Poor Quality Medicines
Newton, Paul N; Amin, Abdinasir A - eSocialSciences - 2012
Poor quality essential medicines, both substandard and counterfeit, are serious but neglected public health problems. Anti-infective medicines are particularly afflicted. Unfortunately, attempts to improve medicine quality have been hampered by confusion and controversy over definitions. For...
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Finance of Modern Economic Growth - The Historical Role of Agricultural Resources
Mody, Ashoka - eSocialSciences - 2010
The importance of an 'agricultural surplus' for the structural transformation accompanying economic growth is often stressed in development literature. 'Agricultural surplus', defined as the physical marketed surplus of food and raw materials, has an evident role in the expansion of non-farm...
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Pilot Intervention of Improved Cook Stoves in Rural Areas: Assessment of Effects on Fuel Use, Smoke Emission and Health
Dey, Nepal C.; Ali, ARM Mehrab; Ashraf, Anik; Arif, Tahmid - eSocialSciences - 2012
This study aims to explore the impact of improved cook stoves (ICS) on fuel expenditure (consumption), smoke emission, and health of women (cook) in rural households of Bangladesh. In the follow-up survey (January-March 2010), 1,569 households, constituting of both who received ICS immediately...
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Report on the GLobal Financial Crisis and Kerala Economy: Impact and Mitigation Measures
eSocialSciences; Centre for Development Studies CDS - 2009
This preliminary report has been prepared with a view to assist the state government in understanding the implications of the crisis, so that appropriate policies and programmes could be chalked to deal with any adverse situations that may arise.
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Rethinking Food Security Policies: IDSAsr Declaration
Kainth, Gursharan Singh - eSocialSciences - 2009
Declaration made at the end of two days national seminar on Food security and Sustainability in India held on November 7-8, 2009 organized by GAD Institute of Development Studies, PO Naushera, Amritsar 143008 and sponsored by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council...
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Price, Markups and Trade Reforms
Loecker, Jan De - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper examines how prices, markups and marginal costs respond to trade liberalization. Multi-product firms are used in the study. [BREAD WP No. 418].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945427
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Size, Efficiency and Financial Reforms in Indian Banking
Srivastava, Pradeep - eSocialSciences - 2009
The study seeks to answer two very basic questions in the Indian context: first, are there economies of scale and scope in Indian banking? In other words, are bigger banks better for India? And, second, to what extent has the domestic impetus, i.e., financial-sector policy reforms during the...
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