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Cost and Time Overruns in Infrastructure Projects: Extent, Causes and Remedies

Singh, Ram - eSocialSciences - 2009

Various issues related to delays and cost overruns in publically funded infrastructure projects are investigated. The …

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Indian Railways in the Past Twenty Years Issues, Performance and Challenges

Raghuram, G.; Gangwar, Rachna - eSocialSciences - 2009

strategies related to financial and physical aspects of revenue generating freight and passenger traffic from 1987-2007. Study …

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Transport: Then, now, and Tomorrow

Harrington, Ralph - eSocialSciences - 2008

A historical survey of transport to demonstrate that transport has always been recognised as of paramount importance for the wellbeing of the whole community, that a combination of collective and individual enterprise has always been needed to make transport systems work, and that developments...

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No Fireworks Railway Budget

IRIS, IRIS India - eSocialSciences - 2013

Modernization, encouragement to PPP, integration of MGNREGA, has been given importance in the railway budget.

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Expecting a Smooth Ride

Bhanushali, Sachin - eSocialSciences - 2013

resources, controlling costs and offering competitive freight structure with an environment friendly advantage to increase its … share in the freight market. [MyIris]. …

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The Economics of Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Developing Countries

Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Wheeler, David; … - eSocialSciences - 2010

Without a better understanding of the interactions between international players, households and public sector, it will be difficult for climate negotiators and donor institutions to determine the appropriate levels and modes of adaptation assistance. This paper contributes by assessing the...

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Assessing the Economic Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States and the Least Developed Countries

Guillaumont, Patrick - eSocialSciences - 2010

Macro vulnerability of the small island developing states (SIDS) as well as of least developed countries (LDCs) has … vulnerability index (EVI) in order to assess comparatively the degree of structural economic vulnerability of countries. Structural … vulnerability results mainly from natural or external shocks faced by countries, and their exposure to these shocks. General …

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Track Record of Financial Institutions in Assisting the Poor in Asia

Meyer, Richard L - eSocialSciences - 2009

A variety of institutional forms of microfinance are being introduced in Asia including by the ADB-and financial institutions pursue different objectives, so it is difficult to assess how well microfinance is actually contributing to poverty alleviation. There is little systematic data available...

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Climate Variability and Climate change: Implications for Chronic Poverty

Scott, Lucy - eSocialSciences - 2008

with this should be analysis of present vulnerability in the face of current climate variability. Then the focus is on the …

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Institutional Influences on Human Capital Accumulation: Micro Evidence from Children Vulnerable to Bondage

Edmonds, Eric - eSocialSciences - 2007

The paper examines child labour, lower schooling attendance and attainment, and significantly elevated fertility in families vulnerable to debt bondage.

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