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Issues for Approach to the 12th Five Year Plan
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2011
GDP growth likely to average 8.2 per cent over 11th Plan: short of the 9% target, but remarkable given the global crisis and drought. Basic objective : Faster, More Inclusive, and Sustainable Growth • Is 10 per cent growth feasible? Realistically, even 9 per cent will need strong policy...
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Urbanization in India: Evidence on Agglomeration Economies
Mitra, Arup - eSocialSciences - 2011
The paper examines the urbanization pattern with context of India. The paper deals with various demographic aspects of urbanization. Also the paper focuses on characteristics and classes of cities, and poverty and slums. [Working Paper 141]. URL: [http://fgks.in/IndexServer/tifac/article/141.pdf]
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Is Community Forest Management Good for the Environment and the Poor? – A Review
Shyamsundar, Priya; Ghate, Rucha - eSocialSciences - 2012
Over the last two decades, community-based forest management has graduated from being an experimental strategy to becoming a much more mainstream approach. In developing countries, an estimated 22 percent of forest estate is owned by or reserved for community and indigenous groups. Now a SANDEE...
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High Level Expert Group Report on Universal Health Coverage for India
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2011
The recommendations that follow take cognizance of the extraordinary opportunities that India offers – and the possibility for India to take a lead in introducing a well-designed UHC system that is eminently suited to the needs and resources of countries at a similar level of development....
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Technology Intensity and Global Competitiveness: Issues in Labour Cost and Employment
Mitra, Arup; Sharma, Chandan - eSocialSciences - 2014
Productive employment generation is an important objective in most of the developing countries this motivation has … effect of labour market regulations on employment has also been assessed. Evidence does not favour labour market deregulation …; rather skill factor reveals a negative impact on employment, implying a mismatch between the available labour quality and the …
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Creating a Vibrant Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in India: Report of the Committee on Angel Investment and Early Stage Venture Capital
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2012
Even though the economic and social benefits of thriving entrepreneurship and innovation are evident, it is critical to recognize that these benefits will only accrue if the key gaps in the ecosystem are addressed. Five key areas that an entrepreneur would need to address on a priority basis are...
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MGNREGA Works and their Impact: A Rapid Assessment in Maharashtra
Narayanan, Sudha; Ranaware, Krushna; Das, Upasak; … - eSocialSciences - 2014
Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and over 4800 randomly selected users across 100 villages in 20 districts in Maharashtra. It …
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An Approach to the 11th Five Year Plan: Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2006
The 11th Plan provides an opportunity to restructure policies to achieve a new vision of growth that will be much more broad based and inclusive, bringing about a faster reduction in poverty and helping bridge the divides that are currently the focus of so much attention. The first steps in this...
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