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Frontier Issues on the Global Agenda- Emerging Economy Perspective
Subbarao, Duvvuri - eSocialSciences - 2011
The article is a report of RBI Minister Duvvuri Subbarao on issuesing concerning the G-20 countries and also issues effecting all the countries collectively.
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Access to Banking Services and Poverty Reduction: A State-wise Assessment in India
Bhandari, Amit. K. - eSocialSciences - 2009
poorest sections of the society. In India, financial inclusion emphasizes to include maximum number of people under formal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980014
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The Trade-Off Among Carbon Emissions, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in India
Ojha, Vijay Prakash - eSocialSciences - 2007
emission permits regime on carbon emissions, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and poverty, in India. The results, based a … are transferred to the poor. A soft emission reduction target is all that India needs to set for itself, given that even a … India to sell surplus permits. India would then be able to use the revenues from permits to speed up GDP growth and poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528129
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Inclusive Growth in Andhra Pradesh: Challenges in Agriculture, Poverty, Social Sector and Regional Disparities
Dev, S. Mahendra - eSocialSciences - 2008
The important elements of inclusive growth are: agricultural growth, employment generation and poverty reduction, social sector (health and education) and reduction in regional and other disparities. This paper focuses on these four elements of inclusive growth. It suggests several policies for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528146
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Agricultural Credit - Accomplishments and Challenges
Subbarao, Duvvuri - eSocialSciences - 2012
Agriculture’s share in GDP is less than 15 per cent but it still remains the direct domain of over half of the population whose economic prospects are linked to the performance of agriculture. There are many schemes taken by NABARD to improve the agricultural sector but there ahead which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133106
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The Political Economy of MGNREGS Spending in Andhra Pradesh
Sheahan, Megan; Liu, Yanyan; Barrett, Christopher B.; … - eSocialSciences - 2014
Are ostensibly demand-driven public programs less susceptible to political clientelism even when private goods are allocated? This is examined using expenditure data at the local level from India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
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Minimum Wages And Poverty
Kanbur, Ravi; Fields, Gary - eSocialSciences - 2005
Textbook analysis tells us that in a competitive labor market, the introduction of a minimum wage above the competitive equilibrium wage will cause unemployment. This paper makes two contributions to the basic theory of the minimum wage. First, we analyze the effects of a higher minimum wage in...
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India's Public Distribution System: A National and International Perspective
Radhakrishna, R.; Subbarao, K.; Indrakant, S.; Ravi, C. - eSocialSciences - 2014
This study examines the impact of India's Public Distribution System (PDS) on poor households in terms of income gains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945528
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The Impact of Infrastructure on Agricultural Productivity
Llanto, Gilberto M - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper provides an empirical basis for the perceived link between rural infrastructure and agricultural productivity. It validates the hypothesis that deficiencies in rural infrastructure e.g., transportation, energy, and related infrastructure have an adverse impact on agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010550441
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MDG-Based Poverty Reduction Strategy for West Bengal
Mukherjee, Subrata; Chakraborty, Achin - eSocialSciences - 2010
The purpose of this paper is to examine the poverty situation in West Bengal in a multidimensional framework and to explore possible strategies towards reduction of poverty in the state, keeping in view the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). [IDSK OP 20].
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