Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 93
Cover Image
Contribution of Services Sector in the Economy of Pakistan
Ahmed, Ayaz; Ahsan, Henna - eSocialSciences - 2011
The services sector has provided steady support to Pakistan’s economic growth. It share in GDP now stands a more than 50 percent. The paper analyses its continuation in the growth of the economy in general and the development of trade and genera tion of employment in particular. The study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009392233
Cover Image
The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2012
followed by nuclear industry and to ensure that the use of radiation and atomic energy in all its applications is safe for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945211
Cover Image
One Planet to Share: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate
eSocialSciences; United Nations Development Programme UNDP - 2012
In the run-up to Rio+20, this Asia-Pacific Human Development Report takes a bold look at climate change and what can be done about it. Tackling head-on the issue of poverty reduction and human development, the Report argues that the option to grow now, clean up later no longer exists for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945212
Cover Image
Determinants of Clusters in Indian Manufacturing: The Role of Infrastructure, Governance, Education, and Industrial Policy
Fernandes, Ana M.; Sharma, Gunjan - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper investigates the determinants of spatial concentration and entry within manufacturing across states in India. Using an unbalanced panel of 180 industries spread across 16 major Indian states over the time period 1985-2007, the effect of location (state) characteristics interacted with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945405
Cover Image
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, reductions in the incidence and severity of poverty, as well as nutritional improvements. The study suggests that the welfare gains of PDS in terms of income transfer were very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945528
Cover Image
Economic and Financial Developments in Uttarakhand
Mohanty, Deepak - eSocialSciences - 2012
A brief outline of the economic and financial structure of the State and the various financial inclusion initiatives taken by the Reserve Bank is highlighted. But there are some policy challenges in sustaining the growth momentum. [Speech delivered at the G. B. Pant University of Agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945550
Cover Image
Migration and Labour mobility in the Leather Accessories Manufacture in India
Pais, Jesim - eSocialSciences - 2006
accessories industry in India. The focus of this paper is on migration and labour mobility in the leather accessories manufacture … in Dharavi, Mumbai. The core data for the paper are from field surveys conducted in the industry in Dharavi, Mumbai, in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341668
Cover Image
China's Pharmaceutical Industry: Typologies and Characteristics
Zhang, Hayan - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper uses aggregate and firm level data to examine the characteristics of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry in … geographical agglomerations in China’s pharmaceutical industry? 2) What are the specific features of these industrial clusters1 … upgrading of Chinese pharmaceutical industry? [Paper submitted for International Seminar on Knowledge Based Industries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341674
Cover Image
Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Spillovers:Evidence from the Indian Manufacturing Sector
Sasidharan, Subash - eSocialSciences - 2006
During the recent period, many countries compete with each other to attract foreign investment. When MNCs invest in a host country, it is assumed that a part of their technology spills to the host country firms. But empirical studies on spillover effects of FDI have failed to find robust...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341691
Cover Image
Strengthening the Export Competitiveness of firms in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
Aggarwal, Aradhna - eSocialSciences - 2006
pharmaceutical industry. Our findings suggest that the competitiveness of firms depends not only on firm specific advantages but also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341701