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The Evolving Dynamics of Global Economic Power in the Post-crisis World: Revelations from a New Index of Government Economic Power
Basu, Kaushik; De, Supriyo; Ghosh, Rangeet; Shweta . - eSocialSciences - 2011
basic idea is to encapsulate the economic representative power of a nation’s government in the international arena in as … sources is used. The index is composed of four variables: government revenues, foreign currency reserves, export of goods and …:[http://finmin.nic.in/WorkingPaper/Index%20of%20Government%20Economic%20Power.pdf]. …
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Governance and Health
Acharya, Shankar - eSocialSciences - 2007
As we celebrate 60 years of political independence and take pride in our dynamic private sector, our remarkable IT successes and all the other usual dimensions of success, let us remind ourselves that a great deal remains to be done to improve the foundations of India’s human resources...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323683
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Mitigating Climate Change Through Agriculture
Chatterjee, Claire Schaffnit - eSocialSciences - 2011
Among the major challenges currently faced by humanity are food security and climate change. Agriculture plays a significant role in both. Adapting to climate change is expected to be an increasing issue for agriculture and food security in the next decades. At the same time, agriculture is part...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321518
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ICT and Employment Promotion Among Poor Women: How Can We Make It Happen? Some Reflections On Kerala's Experience
P, Mohanan Pillai; N, Shanta - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper deals with the integration of gender in policies relating to information and communication technology to empower socially excluded poor women as producers of this technology. In this context, this paper examines an interventionist ICT policy undertaken by Kudumbasree (an innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699242
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Poverty, RCH-Care Utilization and Fertility in India: A District Level Analysis
Gulati, S C - eSocialSciences - 2011
The study highlights interlinkages amongst district level poverty, socioeconomic developmental indices, RCH …-care utilization and fertility. Thereby the study formulates a recursive model to highlight the structural linkages between marriage … age patterns, contraception, antenatal and delivery care, children’s immunization and fertility. The parametric …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323714
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Subnational-level Fiscal Health: Stability and Sustainability Implications for Kerala, Punjab, and West Bengal
Das, Nimai - eSocialSciences - 2013
The Government of India has recently announced that Kerala, Punjab, and West Bengal are fiscally unsound at the level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945248
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Issues Before the Thirteenth Finance Commission
Rao, M. Govinda; Sen, Tapas K.; Jena, Pratap R - eSocialSciences - 2008
The paper argues that irrespective of the wording of the Terms of Reference (ToR), the Commission would do well to focus on its primary task of recommending transfers to serve the objective of equity and incentives. While it is required to take into account a number of considerations, the focus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170196
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Fiscal Management in Haryana: A Review
Bishnoi, N K - eSocialSciences - 2010
An attempt has been made to understand the factors leading to the worsening situation of the state finances. Investigations reveal that the revenue receipts of the state could not keep pace with expenditure requirements and therefore, led to the decline of its fiscal health. [Working Paper No. 34]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671996
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Dishonesty and Selection into Public Service
Hanna, Rema; Wang, Shing-Yi - eSocialSciences - 2013
predictive of corrupt behavior by real government workers, implying that this measure captures a meaningful propensity towards … to enter the government, while outcomes on explicit, two-player games to measure cheating and attitudinal measures of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945205
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Does Economic Growth Reduce Corruption? Theory and Evidence from Vietnam
Bai, Jie; Jayachandran, Seema - eSocialSciences - 2013
Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945209