has played over a long period of time, in western Bihar, India. By doing so, it reinforces one of the central themes in …

Sthan area of Muzaffarpur (one of the biggest red light area of Bihar), has been done. [Paper presented at the Forum 9 …

articulate CARE’s potential role in establishing linkage between MOH, ICDS, and communities in Bihar state in between August 25 …

in Bihar in 2011, this paper firstly argues the critical importance of agricultural growth for overall economic … development, and then reviews the sluggish growth of agriculture in Bihar in the past and examines the major reasons for this. The … suitable to the local conditions of Bihar) by the state government and some sort of ‘backwardness’ in tube-well irrigation …

This paper explores the causal links between the role of public finance and Bihar's growth and development in the last … decade; and argues that these links are tenuous. Bihar's growth acceleration precedes the ‘policy reforms' in public … close Bihar's development gap with the rest of India stems from the nature of the growth process in its regional, sectoral …

crops in Punjab and Bihar. As expected, Punjab farmers were highly commercial, producing more than four-fifth of their … output for the market. Bihar farmers, on the other hand, were still subsistence-oriented producing more than half their …

Livestock is an integral part of rural economy in Bihar and fodder is a critical input for livestock development. Data … Bihar comprising of agro climatic zones, IIIA and IIIB are fodder surplus because of cultivation of paddy and wheat under …

domestic food markets. In a detailed case study of makhana in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, we see the fast …