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Commercialisation of Microfinance in India: A Discussion on the Emperor’s Apparel
Sriram, M S - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper looks at the growth and commercialization of microfinance in India. It starts out be looking at how the … specifics cases of four large microfinance institutions in India. The basic argument of the paper is that most of the early … as the activities scaled up, it was imperative to move to a commercial format. The paper examines the growth imperatives …
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Collective Values, Behavioural Norms and Rules Building Institutions for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
Chu, Ke-young - eSocialSciences - 2010
Economic growth and poverty reduction require for a country to establish efficient rules for economic and political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008677796
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The Effects of Democratization on Public Goods and Redistribution: Evidence from China
Yao, Yang; Bravo, Monica Martinez; Miquel, Gerard Padro i; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
This study investigates the effects of introducing elections on public goods and redistribution in rural China. A large and unique survey was collected to document the history of political reforms and economic policies and exploit the staggered timing of the introduction of elections for causal...
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Dictatorship, Democracy and Institutions: Macropolicy in China and India
Goyal, Ashima; Jha, A. K. - eSocialSciences - 2005
give both countries the opportunity to commit to more effective, stable yet stimulatory, macroeconomic institutions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699199
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Do Local Elections in Non-Democracies Increase Accountability? Evidence from Rural China
Yao, Yang; Qia, Nancy; Bravo, Monica Martinez; Miquel, … - eSocialSciences - 2011
Unique survey data is used to study whether the introduction of local elections in China made local leaders more accountable towards local constituents. A simple model is developed to predict the effects on different policies of increasing local leader accountability, taking into account that...
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Federal Budget of Pakistan-2011-12
eSocialSciences; Minister of Finance Pakistan - 2012
BUDGET SPEECH 2011-2012 by DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Planning & Development.
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CRISP Framework for Post-Project Evaluation
Gupta, Bikram; Seth, Aparna - eSocialSciences - 2010
Development projects do not continue for infinite duration. Funding and implementing agencies withdraw from the program area after a certain point of time. Phasing out of programs is a critical phase fraught with several challenges. Most of the agencies and donors do not have a mandate for...
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Awareness as an Adaptation Strategy for Reducing Mortality from Heat Waves: Evidence from a Disaster Risk Management Program in India
Das, Saudamini; Smith, Stephen - eSocialSciences - 2013
Since 2002, the Indian state of Odisha has been undertaking a grassroots awareness campaign on “dos and don’ts†during heat wave conditions through the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) program. The selection criteria for DRM districts were earthquake, flood, and cyclone incidence,...
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Social Fragmentation, Public Goods and Elections: Evidence from China
Miquel, Gerard Padro-i-; Qian, Nancy; Yao, Yang - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which religious fractionalization is taken as a proxy. [BREAD Working No. 366]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/366.pdf].
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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2014
through processes provided, and institutions established, under this enactment and for matters connected therewith or …
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