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More than Money: Impact Investing for Development
Simon, John; Barmeler, Julia - eSocialSciences - 2010
capital flows to take the place of development assistance. The renowned development success stories—Taiwan, South Korea …
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Technical Change, International Competitiveness, and Role of the State: Indian Machine Tool Industry's Experience
Kathuria, Vinish - eSocialSciences - 2009
The production of machine tools has long been associated with industrialisation besides a formidable factor of technical change and international competitiveness. This potent role of machine tool industry was amply recognised by several countries. As a consequence, they framed policies to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964281
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Shocks, Economic Growth and the Indian Economy
Kar, Sabyasachi; Bhattacharya, B B - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper analyses the impact of domestic and external shocks on the Indian economy. A macro-modelling framework is developed that evaluates the impact of two domestic shocks (rainfall shortfall and fiscal profligacy) and three external shocks (oil price hike, world trade shock and capital flow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319321
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Prevalence, Distribution, and Impact of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 Population-Based Study
Sosa, Ana Luisa; Albanese, Emiliano - eSocialSciences - 2012
Rapid demographic ageing is a growing public health issue in many low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs). Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a construct frequently used to define groups of people who may be at risk of developing dementia, crucial for targeting preventative interventions....
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A Comparison of the Industrialization Paths for Asian Services Outsourcing Industries, and Implications for Poverty Alleviation
Tschang, F Ted - eSocialSciences - 2011
stages of development (in the People’s Republic of China [PRC] and the Philippines) and one mature one (in India). Being … latecomers to offshoring work, the PRC and the Philippines have developed this industry in cooperation with multinational … Philippines has relied on MNEs to come in and set up facilities, with domestic firms setting up facilities where lower (knowledge …
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Revisiting the Devolution of ENR Functions
eSocialSciences; Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO - 2012
of environmental Management in the Philippines. However, the implementation of these functions was considered partial …
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Presidential Election in South Korea and Inter-Korean Relations
Lee, Sangsoo; Bergman, Stina - eSocialSciences - 2012
The post-Kim Jong Il situation on the Korean Peninsula remains tense. This year will be a critical year for the peninsula. Will the new North Korean leadership be successfully stabilized or not? The upcoming presidential election in South Korea will have a great impact on the security situation...
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Public Investment in Agricultural and GDP Growth: Another Look at the Inter Sectoral Linkages and Policy Implications
Pandit, V N; Mani, Harish; Balachandran, G - eSocialSciences - 2011
The crowding-in phenomenon together with inter-sectoral linkages is used in this paper to examine the effect of higher public investment for agriculture on the stable growth of this sector as well as of the entire economy. [Working Papaer 201]. URL:[http://www.cdedse.org/].
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Welfare and Poverty Impacts of India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh
Deininger, Klaus; Liu, Yanyan - eSocialSciences - 2013
India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is one of the largest public works programs globally. Understanding the impacts of NREGS and the pathway through which its impacts are realized thus has important policy implications. A three-round 4,000-household panel from...
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Macroeconomic Effects Of Public Invesment In Infrastructure In India
Murty, K.N - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper attempts to build an aggregative, structural,macroeconometric model for India. Investment and output in the model are disaggregated into four sectors namely(a) agriculture including forestry and fishery (b)manufacturing (c)infrastructure (d) service sector. The model emphazises the...
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