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Agricultural Growth and Rural Incomes: Rural Performance Indicators and Consumption Patterns
Balisacan, Arsenio M. - eSocialSciences - 2012
The present paper is part of a larger study on agricultural growth and rural incomes in the Philippines. This study examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the economic welfare of the various groups of population in...
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Agriculture: A Perspective from History, the Metrics of Comparative Advantage, and Limitations of the Market to Understand the Role of State in a Globalising World
Morris, Sebastian - eSocialSciences - 2007
Multilateral agencies and economists with much influence have been urging laissez-faire in agriculture. While success … potential in the long run have been coaxed to adopt near free trade in agriculture with disastrous results especially for the … [between economic development and agriculture, trade in agriculture, the role of state action especially in the late …
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More and Better Jobs in South Asia
Nayar, Reema; Gottret, Pablo; Mitra, Pradeep; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
This report investigates how more and better jobs can be created in South Asia. It does so for two reasons. First, this region will contribute nearly 40 percent of the growth in the world’s working-age (15–64) population over the next several decades. It is important to determine...
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Water Democracy: Reclaiming Public Water in Asia
FGS, Focus on the Global South - eSocialSciences - 2010
This collection of 19 new essays written by civil society activists, trade unionists and other water practitioners, presents examples of ongoing struggles against water privatization and commercialization as well as inspiring examples of people-centered public water management from across Asia....
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Kerala Fights Clock in ASEAN Free-Trade Deal
Devraj, Ranjit - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper discusses the impacts of free-trade policy on the agricultural exports of Kerala.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543132
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State of the Economy and Prospects: chapter 1
Mukherjee, Pranab - eSocialSciences - 2012
Economic Survey-Chapter1. [Economic Survey]. URL:[http://indiabudget.nic.in/survey.asp]
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The Impact of Climate Change on Rice Prduction in Nepal
Karn, Prakash K. - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper examines the sensitivity of rice yield in Nepal to changes in climate variables and the magnitude of potential impacts on rice productivity in the future. The findings draw attention to the differential impacts on rice yield depending on which stage of rice development is affected
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Climate Change, Submergence and Rice Yield: Evidence from Coastal Barisal, Bangladesh
Haque, Afsana; Jahan, Sarwar - eSocialSciences - 2013
In this paper, the effects of submergence due to heavy rainfall and river over-flow on rice production in the coastal Barisal region of Bangladesh is investigated. The study plots level data to compare rice yields of cultivars in high and low submergence prone areas and to analyze variation in...
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State-Led or Market-Led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth
Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip; Kumar, Neha - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper estimates respective roles of private investments in irrigation and local government programs (land reforms, extension services, and infrastructure investments) in the growth of farm productivity in West Bengal, India between 1981-95. A farm panel from a stratified random sample of...
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Maharashtra Budget Speech 2012-13: Part I
Government, Maharashtra - eSocialSciences - 2012
Budget for the year 2012-13. [Government of Maharashtra]. URL:[http://maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/english_speech_part_I.pdf].
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