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Managing Capital Flows: The Case of India
Shah, Ajay; Patnaik, Ila - eSocialSciences - 2008
improvements in the size, liquidity and corporate governance of Indian frms. While the system of capital controls appears …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528104
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The Incidence and Performance Effects of Interlocking Directorates in Emerging Market Business Groups: Evidence from India
De, Bikram - eSocialSciences - 2008
The structure and extent of interlocking directorates within Indian business groups is studied and analyses the performance effects of such interlocks. It finds that large groups tend to have more interlocks and more heterogeneous the group is, lesser are the interlocks. [IGIDR WP-2003-001].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699034
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Auditor and Audit Committee Independence in India
Sarkar, Subrata; Sarkar, Jayati - eSocialSciences - 2010
This article reviews the regulations and governance reforms carried out in India with respect to auditor and audit … discussion of the existing research on the effectiveness of audit committees and audit independence in corporate governance … sector are then discussed. The article concludes by suggesting some governance reforms that may be considered to further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690327
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Labor Force Participation among Indian Elderly: Does Health Matter?
Pandey, Manoj K - eSocialSciences - 2009
endogeneity in health and labour force participation has been taken care of by using full information maximum likelihood (FIML …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004991492
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Who Leaves and Who Returns? Deciphering Immigrant Self-Selection from a Developing Country
Akee, Randall K. Q. - eSocialSciences - 2010
Existing research examining the self-selection of immigrants suffers from a lack of information on the immigrants’ labor force activities in the home country, quotas limiting who is allowed to enter the destination country, and non-economic factors such as internal civil strife in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008492221
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Subsidizing the National Food Authority: Is It a Good Policy?
eSocialSciences; Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO - 2012
National Food Authority's (NFA) twin mandate of price stabilization and food security has cost the government billions of pesos in losses over the past few decades. As such, there is a need to reexamine the NFA to determine whether the benefits gained from its continued operation justifies the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651098
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Decentralised Forest Governance, Institutions and Livelihoods in Odisha: A Study of Evolution of Policy Process and Politics
Mohapatra, Bishnu Prasad - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper aims to provide an analytical glimpse of the evolution of forest policies in Odisha in the post-independence era, by unraveling the major stages of evolution of such policies. The paper also seeks to explore the issues of livelihoods, which has attained priority while formulating...
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The 100 Laws Project: Compendium of Laws to be Repealed
CCS, Centre for Civil Society - eSocialSciences - 2014
, more current laws, or they pose a material impediment to growth, development, good governance and individual freedom. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945351
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A Capable State in Afghanistan: A Building Without a Foundation?
Weijer, Frauke de - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper argues that attempts at state-building in Afghanistan have led to institutions that are not robust. The state institutions and organizations continue to be highly dependent on external resources and technical expertise, and lack of critical mass of people able and willing to maintain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945374
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Determinants of Clusters in Indian Manufacturing: The Role of Infrastructure, Governance, Education, and Industrial Policy
Fernandes, Ana M.; Sharma, Gunjan - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper investigates the determinants of spatial concentration and entry within manufacturing across states in India. Using an unbalanced panel of 180 industries spread across 16 major Indian states over the time period 1985-2007, the effect of location (state) characteristics interacted with...
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