The last two decades have seen increased divergence among the states of the Indian Federation in terms of their economic performance. This paper uses spatial econometric methods to examine how the regional pattern of growth has been influenced by the economic reforms implemented since the early...

The purpose of this paper is to highlight a version of the Balassa-Samuelson effect for emerging countries with a new dataset. More than the catching-up effect, we will measure the convergence for three emerging countries: Brazil/China/India. We will compare the convergence between these...

The study covers several aspects of FDI in the country, ranging from FDI patterns and FDIdrivers to FDI relations, growth and exports, taking into account several factors such as theformation of raw equities, macroeconomic stability, institutional capital and human capital.In recent years, the...

Effective state-business relations are a set of highly institutionalised, responsive and public interactions between the state and the business sector. This paper examines the impact of effective state-business relations on economic growth across Indian states over the period 1985-2006. We...

The objective of this paper is to study the dynamics of the distribution of regional per capita income of Indian states in the post reform period, in order to identify trends towards convergence-club formation, polarisation or stratification during this period. We adopt the distribution dynamics...

The study covers several aspects of FDI in the country, ranging from FDI patterns and FDIdrivers to FDI relations, growth and exports, taking into account several factors such as theformation of raw equities, macroeconomic stability, institutional capital and human capital.In recent years, the...

Team Building refers to techniques, processes and tools for organizing and coordinating a group of individuals working towards a common goal. Several of the dimensions of the high- performance team wheel relate specifically to team building and team management skills. Hence team management is a...

Microfinance across the globe is being practiced as a tool to mitigate poverty and chiefly as an empowerment tool to uplift the downtrodden. The paper has uniquely established that Self Help Groups in India have been significantly successful in achieving the objective of economic development of...

In recent years, India has enjoyed one of the highest growth rates worldwide, weathering the global financial crisis better than many other countries. Prudent macroeconomic policies will be critical to prolonging the current expansion, given the risks associated with high inflation and volatile...