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infrastructures. One product of this trend is the ‘inverse infrastructure,’ which refers to a modularized, semi-autonomous and user …-driven infrastructure that is a result of the self-organization of local actors. In this study, we discuss the nature of such … infrastructures and the challenges they pose to local infrastructure policy with special reference to the case of water cooperatives …
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One of the outstanding aims of most liberation movements has been to increase the economic well-being of their people, Guinea-Bissau being no exception in this respect. How far has the new Nation State succeeded in fulfilling this aim? A comparative analysis of the implementation of land...
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This paper presents theory and evidence to show that imperialism was a major factor impeding the spread of the industrial revolution during the century ending in the 1950s. Two empirical results stand out. First, analysis of historical evidence shows that most sovereign countries were...
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considers two important determinants such as infrastructure and financial development. With the help of panel time series models …
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Using contemporary models this paper explores the time-series properties of financial infrastructure and economic … India over the 1971-2004 periods. Both over short-run and the long-run perspective the paper seeks to answer; whether the … financial infrastructure variables are complementary or a substitute for economic performance? and in what way economic growth …
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Imbalances in regional infrastructural availability have been a major reason behind lopsided development in India. This …
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Wide regional variation has been a major characteristic of development experience in India. In the present study, the …
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Imbalances in regional infrastructural availability have been a major reason behind lopsided development in India. This …
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The role of infrastructure in fostering economic growth and enhancing public welfare is more pronounced in developing … economies like India. At the time of our independence, the national government was unanimous in accepting that a much wider base … of infrastructure was the ‘sine qua non’ of economic development of this country. The complete consensus obviated the …
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India has undertaken extensive reforms in its manufacturing sector over the last two decades. However, an acceleration … of growth in manufacturing, and a corresponding increase in employment, has eluded India. Why have the reforms not … 1980-2004, we analyze the effects of the reforms that liberalized India’s industrial licensing regime on the performance of …
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