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Household surveys from 13 developing countries are used to describe consumption choices, health and education investments, employment patterns and other features of the of the economic lives of the “middle classes†defined as those whose daily consumption per capita is between $2 and...
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recovery, reform of sector policies and institutions alone, is unlikely to mobilise private investment for power development … for power development. Based on a brief review of Indian experience, it suggests that in the absence of requisite cost …
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In this paper the diverse dimensions of gender development are examined using individual indicators for the districts …, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. Using a selected set of indicators, the levels of women’s development in … ranking exercise that highlights relative levels of development or backwardness. [CWDS] …
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infrastructure. The empirical results indicate that governance and institutions are crucial for regional infrastructure development …This study is a comprehensive, empirical analysis of the linkages between governance, institutions, and regional … regions) with higher income, stronger institutions, better governance, and more open economies are likely to have higher …
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The need for a National Nutrition Policy is implicit in both the paramountcy of nutrition in development as well as in …
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people. The main objective of the study was to investigate the adverse impact of development programmes on tribesfolk and to … propose alternative forms of eco-friendly, sustainable, and indigenous development programmes. The study formulates an account … Tribal Development Programmes (ITDP) implemented during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period along with the land policy followed …
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dietary diversity profile across adjoining regions highlights the persistence of uneven development in terms of consumption …
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This study attempts to highlight the importance of hydrological information to the user communities from a socio-economic perspective. It shows, based on the evidence, how groundwater is depleting along with increasing dependence over the years across the regions of Andhra Pradesh. [WP No. 92]....
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How does innovation impact on development? How, and under what conditions, do entrepreneurs in developing countries … these questions and explains the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and development. Policy lessons are drawn …
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from 1 January, 2005. WIll this lead increase in resources deveoted to R and D by Indian companies for the development of … for developing new drugs for neglected diseases? Can India contribte to lowering the cost of new drug development and make …
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