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Dynamics of Poverty and Food Insecurity in Orissa:Macro Analysis and Case Studies
MK, Sinha; P., Nanda; A., Kumar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
sustainable livelihoods framework and collecting qualitative and quantitative data from two selected districts of Balangir and … institutions. Based on the findings of the analysis, the paper identifies key interventions to address the immediate food needs of … the most vulnerable and to stimulate rural development, in particular promoting agriculturally linked livelihoods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108363
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From competitive advantage to dynamic capabilities: small and medium-sized multinationals in Asia
Tattara, Giuseppe - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Italian firms have recently engaged in direct investment abroad through the establishment of production facilities in China and India. Using data gathered from interviews conducted in those countries in 2009 with 16 Italian predominantly small and medium-sized firms, this article explores: the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260166
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The potato value chain in Bihar: An assessment and policy implications
Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, K.M.; Sutradhar, Rajib - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
in Bihar. The development and spread of better suited varieties by public or private research institutions seem thus of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260649
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Feed and Fodder Value Chains in Bihar: Some Empirical Evidences
Singh, K.M.; Singh, R.K.P.; Jha, A.K.; Kumar, Abhay; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Livestock production, especially dairy, has long been an important activity for smallholder and resource-poor farmers in India, both for household nutrition and income. Most of the livestock are kept in mixed farming systems, where crop residues, mainly cereal straws have been an important feed...
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ICT in Czech companies: business efficiency potentials to be achieved.
Vymětal, Dominik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The paper deals with business potential analysis based on the data published by Czech Statistic Authority (SÚ). It shows that the infrastructure state of the art even in small Czech companies enables to expand ERP and CRM systems, trading over Internet, Supply Chain Management and other new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836414
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Procesos de globalización de las cadenas de valor en la industria de vestuario en Portugal: implicación en las estructuras de trabajo
Moniz, António; Silva, Ana; Woll, Tobias; Samapaio, José - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Algunos de los fenómenos donde el concepto de “globalización” es aplicado incluyen la internacionalización de los mercados, la globalización de la cultura, el dominio político hegemónico del mundo por algunos estados poderosos, o grupos de estados, el poder creciente de organismos...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619833
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The benefit of cold storages: Evidence from Bihar
Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, K.M.; Sutradhar, Rajib - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The Indian government has provided large subsidies to stimulate the take-off of the cold storage sector. However, the impact of this policy is not well understood. In a case study of the potato sector in Bihar, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of cold...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109077
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Special Border Economic Zone (SBEZ) in the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
Lord, Montague J.; Tangtrongjita, Pawat - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This study provides a review and analysis of the findings from the scoping study on the proposed Malaysian–Thailand Special Border Economic Zone (SBEZ). The study is part of a broader project that intends to support the establishment of an SBEZ that will help to attract investors in productive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109319
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Trading Costs in East Asia’s Global Value Chains
Lord, Montague J. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The WTO’s new Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF) will help to reverse the region’s deceleration of overall export growth and, when implemented, could add as much as 3 percent to regional GDP and lift employment across the region by 1.2 percent. In the region’s developing economies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109393
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The quiet revolution in agri-food value chains in Asia: Understanding the fast emergence of cold storages in poor districts in India
Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, K.M.; Sutradhar, Rajib - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In disadvantaged districts of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India and an area where smallholders dominate, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of modern cold storages, triggered by market reform, investment subsidies, and better overall public service...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110119