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Report on the GLobal Financial Crisis and Kerala Economy: Impact and Mitigation Measures
eSocialSciences; Centre for Development Studies CDS - 2009
This preliminary report has been prepared with a view to assist the state government in understanding the implications of the crisis, so that appropriate policies and programmes could be chalked to deal with any adverse situations that may arise.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341694
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Demand for Fertiliser in India: Determinants and Outlook for 2020
Sharma, Vijay Paul; Thaker, Hrima - eSocialSciences - 2011
fertiliser demand and develops projects demand scenarios for fertilisers in India in 2020-21. India is the second largest … use in India remains much lower than most countries in the world but is highly skewed, with wide inter-regional, inter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321454
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The Primacy of Public Health Considerations in Defining Poor Quality Medicines
Newton, Paul N; Amin, Abdinasir A - eSocialSciences - 2012
Poor quality essential medicines, both substandard and counterfeit, are serious but neglected public health problems. Anti-infective medicines are particularly afflicted. Unfortunately, attempts to improve medicine quality have been hampered by confusion and controversy over definitions. For...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393988
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Finance of Modern Economic Growth - The Historical Role of Agricultural Resources
Mody, Ashoka - eSocialSciences - 2010
The importance of an 'agricultural surplus' for the structural transformation accompanying economic growth is often stressed in development literature. 'Agricultural surplus', defined as the physical marketed surplus of food and raw materials, has an evident role in the expansion of non-farm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008679662
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Pilot Intervention of Improved Cook Stoves in Rural Areas: Assessment of Effects on Fuel Use, Smoke Emission and Health
Dey, Nepal C.; Ali, ARM Mehrab; Ashraf, Anik; Arif, Tahmid - eSocialSciences - 2012
This study aims to explore the impact of improved cook stoves (ICS) on fuel expenditure (consumption), smoke emission, and health of women (cook) in rural households of Bangladesh. In the follow-up survey (January-March 2010), 1,569 households, constituting of both who received ICS immediately...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133255
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Horizontal Equity and the Thirteenth Finance Commission: Issues and Ponderables
Das, Keshab; Mishra, Aswini Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2009
-in-aid. Scope for possible improvement in the working of fiscal federalism and policy implications thence have also been deliberated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512478
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Fiscal Federalism, State Lobbying and Discretionary Finance in India
Biswas, Rongili; Marjit, Sugata; Marimoutou, Velayoudom - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper attempts to construct political influence variables and explain discrepancies in fund disbursement through proper econometric specification in the Indian context.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487896
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Strengthening Decentralization - Augmenting The Consolidated Fund of the States by the Thirteenth Finance Commission: A Normative Approach
Pethe, Abhay; Mishra, B M; Rakhe, P B - eSocialSciences - 2009
The present study examines issues related to fiscal federalism at the third tier in general and grants to local bodies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976654
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Transition to Market and Normative Framework of Fiscal Federalism
Rao, M. Govinda - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper deals with the challenges of fiscal federalism in planned economies. Planned economies through their various …, closed nature of the economy and commanding heights role assigned to the public sector. Thus, fiscal federalism in these … countries ceases to be an efficient institutional arrangement. On the policy side reforms in fiscal federalism in developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528223
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Labour Market in Urban Agglomerations: A case from an Indian Global City
Paul, G.D Bino; M, Krishna Krishna - eSocialSciences - 2011
The study explores different aspects of employment and labour market prevalent in large in UAs, in particular global cities. To capture the role of labour market in urban agglomeration, particularly pooling of labour and concentration of economic activities, the paper present a case study of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319328