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Male migration to Middle East and the impact on the family : Some evidence from Kerala

Gulati, Leela - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983) 52/53, pp. 2217-2226

After giving a brief background of the extent and pattern of recent migration to the Middle East from India as a whole … family. The widespread improvement of the housing of the emigrants' families. Psychological strain as a result of this type … of migration has been quite great on women. (DÜI-Sen) …

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Norms and realities of marriage arrangements in a South Indian town

Meinzen, Ruth Suseela - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 15 (1980) 27, pp. 1137-1144

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Profits and profitability of Indian commercial banks in seventies

Verghese, Sosamma Kuzhuvelil - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983) 48, pp. M145-M157

It is generally believed that the new direction given to the banks since their nationalisation in 1969, and the slackening productivity, have led to a declining trend in the profits and profitability of the banks. The study enquires whether there has actually been a declining trend in the...

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Crisis and profitability in jute industry

Sen, Swapan Kumar - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983) 9, pp. M40-M47

The present study of the jute industry demonstrates that no "crisis" exists in the industry such as is alleged by the jute mill-owners and that explanations of the so-called crisis offered by the mill-owners are untenable. It is argued that the industry has gained by exploiting the jute growers...

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Innovation in Indian firms : Mythos and reality

Sinha, Arun P. - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983) 35, pp. M111-M115

Based on field investigation in 40 firms, the study outlines the nature of innovative activity in Indian manufacturing industry. The data demonstrate the innovative spirit prevailing in many firms. They respond to competition through technical innovation. (DÜI-Sen)

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Impact of social and economic development on mortality : Comparative study of Kerala and West Bengal

Nag, Moni - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983) 19/21, pp. 877-900

Kerala's mortality level has been lower than West Bengal's at least since the early 20th century. The difference became sharper in the 1970s. The wider distribution of health facilities in the rural areas of Kerala and their greater utilisation are found to be significant factors. Historically,...

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Effect of agricultural production and prices on incidence of rural poverty : A tentative analysis of inter-state variations

Mundle, Sudipto - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983) 26, pp. A48-A53

Three broad groups of factors determine the incidence of rural poverty. First, factors like rural wage rates and wage employment which affect mainly the income of rural labour households. This paper deals with third set of factors, agricultural prices and production, which affect the incomes of...

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Theories of city size distribution and Indian urban structure : A reappraisal

Kundu, Amitabh - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983) 31, pp. 1361-1368

growth of large towns in India. The author obtains the growth rates for different size class of towns taking the towns that …

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Calcutta's informal sector : Theory and reality

Romatet, Emmanuel - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983) 50, pp. 2115-2128

After reviewing the literature on the concept of informal sector, the author investigates whether such a concept can satisfactorily account for Calcutta's economy. Survey of the tailoring industry in Garden Reach (a Calcutta suburb) and some other industrial sectors in different parts of...

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Informal credit markets and black money : do they frustrate monetary policy?

Acharya, Shankar; Madhur, Srinivasa - In: Economic & political weekly : a Sameeksha Trust publ. 18 (1983), pp. 1751-1756

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