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This paper attempts to discuss the implications of the European slave trade in the Indian Ocean from 15th century onwards; duplicity of the European policy of slave trade; the conflict of interests among the Europeans themselves; and how the slave trade had flourished, to replace Indian...
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The paper looks at the growth and commercialization of microfinance in India. It starts out be looking at how the … specifics cases of four large microfinance institutions in India. The basic argument of the paper is that most of the early … as the activities scaled up, it was imperative to move to a commercial format. The paper examines the growth imperatives …
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Economic growth and poverty reduction require for a country to establish efficient rules for economic and political …
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through processes provided, and institutions established, under this enactment and for matters connected therewith or …
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This paper reviews the debate surrounding the “deeper determinants†of economic performance. It reviews the work of Institutional School and Geography School and their interpretation of the long-run development. The paper then examines the evidence provided by the respective schools in...
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The speech tries to underline some lessones that be drawn from the financial crisis relevant to regulation, financial markets and the market infrastructure and to reflect on these. [Annual Conference of Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI) at Kolkata].
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This is an initiative by the Planning Commission to formulate “Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects in order to have a unified perspective by all ministries.These guidelines are therefore applicable to all watershed development projects in all Departments / Ministries of...
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A case study in Goa is used to examine whether tenure security and asset re-distribution can lead to environmentally sustainable outcomes.
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Institutions in developing countries, particularly those inherited from the colonial period, are often thought to be … subject to strong inertia. This study presents the results of a unique randomized trial testing whether these institutions can …
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In this context, higher education as well as research and development (R&D) have long since ceased to be purely the domain of the developed Western economies. Numerous regions of the world, some in the emerging markets in particular – the often-cited BRIC countries – are catching...
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