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Economic growth does not necessarily ensure environmental sustainability for a country. The relationship between the … Quality (EQ), Human Development (HD) and Economic Growth (EG) for 14 major Indian States during post liberalisation period … product. The relationship between EQ and economic growth however does not become clear from the current study. The regression …
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Micro Finance Institutions (MFI's) have been most successful in lending to women's self-help or solidarity groups. Although MFI's do lend to individuals as well as to other groups, composed of men or including men, by far most of their lending is to self-help groups of poor women. As a result,...
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In recent times there has been a renewed interest in relationships between redistribution, growth and welfare. Land … appreciable impact on growth and poverty. The evidence presented suggests that land reforms do appear to be associated with …
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In the light of challenges to sustainable development in the post-2015 development agenda, this study assesses how increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions affect inclusive human development in 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The following findings are established...
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Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the country. Yet, more than half of the gross cropped area is still dependent on rains. Extremely skewed allocation of scarce irrigation water amongst crops and inefficient use of the...
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jobs needed. There is no policy leading to inclusive growth, and multiple, uncoordinated governing bodies adversely affect … the growth of the sector. Many regulations are outdated, and there are restrictions and barriers on foreign direct … investment. While India is among the top 10 World Trade Organization members in service exports and imports, the growth and …
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lower GDP growth per year on average. These estimated costs increase for candidates with serious accusations, multiple …
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GDP growth in India. We collect data on a sample of 14 Indian states over the period 1989-?2013, and use the cross …, there is a negative long-run relationship between inflation and economic growth in India. We also find statistically …-significant inflation-growth threshold effects in the case of states with persistently-elevated inflation rates of above 5.5 percent. This …
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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 …
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This paper examines the evidence for regional convergence or catch-up in levels and growth rates of per capita income …, Re-Weighted Least Squares, and Least Trimmed Squares - establish that unconditional convergence in growth rates does not …
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