The paper argues that access to public infrastructure plays a crucial role on the presence of private schools in a community, as it could not only minimise the cost of production, but also ensure a high return to private investment. Results using community, school and child/household-level PROBE...

The paper argues that access to public infrastructure plays a crucial role on the presence of private schools in a community, as it could not only minimise the cost of production, but also ensure a high return to private investment. Results using community, school and child/household-level PROBE...

Undoubtedly, poverty reduction has become a front-burner issue in development and business agenda. Since its announcement and defense by its advocates as a potent weapon against poverty, the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) concept has been bedeviled by controversies. A major controversy is whether...

In this paper we propose to re-evaluate the relationship between non-farm employment and poverty and urbanization in rural India for the years 1983 and 1999-00. The choice of the initial and terminal period is deliberate. During this period, the per capita income has broken free from the...

The paper argues that access to public infrastructure plays a crucial role on the presence of private schools in a community, as it could not only minimise the cost of production, but also ensure a high return to private investment. Results using community, school and child/household-level PROBE...

Social media has changed the business forms for many industries and organisations. The domain of the influence of social media on consumer behaviour is a relatively young area of study. Today, communication is an essential means for organisations and businesses in the market to manage the...