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Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India

Vangani, Ruchi; Saxena, Deepak; Gerber, Nikolaus; … - 2016

The ever-growing population of India, along with the increasing competition for water for productive uses in different sectors - especially irrigated agriculture and related local water systems and drainage - poses a challenge in an effort to improve water quality and sanitation. In rural and...

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Interbank contagion at work: evidence from a natural experiment

Iyer, Rajkamal; Peydró, José-Luis - 2010

This paper tests financial contagion due to interbank linkages. For identification we exploit an idiosyncratic, sudden shock caused by a large-bank failure in conjunction with detailed data on interbank exposures. First, we find robust evidence that higher interbank exposure to the failed bank...

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Familial legacies: A study on Gujarati women and family entrepreneurship

Singh, Ranjana; Sebastian, Tania - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 8 (2018) 5, pp. 1-23

Among the states of India, the State of Gujarat in India presents numerous opportunities for entrepreneurship. This is … the result of entrepreneurship ingrained in the culture and tradition of Gujarat. The significant aspect examined in this … article is the link between family and women entrepreneurs in Gujarat. Evidences has been gathered from six cities of Gujarat …

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An agribusiness perspective of demonetization in central region of the state of Gujarat in India

Singh, Ritambhara; Prajapati, Mahesh R. - In: Journal of Economic Structures 9 (2020) 51, pp. 1-20

the state of Gujarat in India. Besides, 50 landless farm laborers, 12 input dealers, 20 wholesalers, 20 retailers, 4 each …

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Quality of routine essential care during childbirth: Clinical observations of uncomplicated births in Uttar Pradesh, India

Sharma, Gaurav; Powell-Jackson, Timothy; Haldar, Kaveri; … - 2017

Objective: To evaluate the quality of essential care during normal labour and childbirth in maternity facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods: Between 26 May and 8 July 2015, we used clinical observations to assess care provision for 275 mother-neonate pairs at 26 hospitals. Data on 42 items...

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The effect of early childhood development program attendance on future school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India

Hazarika, Gautam; Viren, Vejoya - 2010

This paper examines the effect of prior participation in early childhood developmental programs, considered endogenous, upon 7-19 years olds' school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India. It hopes both to extend to less developed countries recent influential research on the...

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How precious is the reliability of the residential electricity service in developing economies? Evidence from India

Perera, Pradeep; Sarker, Tapan; Nazmul Islam, K. M.; … - 2021

This paper aims to examine the challenges of expanding access to an affordable electricity supply for rural households by addressing the subsidies and cost recovery of the existing tariff policy in the context of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. The study used household survey data to assess the...

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The social foundations of (in)effective states: Uttar Pradesh's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Roy, Indrajit - 2022

A rich and growing literature illustrates the paradox of COVID-19 responses by governments across the world. States with higher levels of authority and capacity have struggled to respond effectively to COVID-19, while states with low capacity and authority have been more effective in containing...

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An uneven path to accountability: A comparative study of MGNREGA in two states of India

Dutta, Sujoy - 2015

In India, a lack of accountability is considered the key reason for the failure of most development programs. Most poverty alleviation programs are riddled with inefficiency, absenteeism, incompetence, and corruption. This has resulted in poor service delivery, and to ordinary citizens losing...

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Bureaucratic Rent-Seeking in the European Union

Brandt, Urs Steiner; Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard - 2003

institutional position of the Commission, which runs the budget, and the weak institutional position of the EU Parliament, which …

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