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Speed and socioeconomic development : influence of Indian railways
Ravi, Neelakantan - 2019
less time. Any direct correlation between high-speed train travel and the growth of the economy, the effect on the …. We will feature its growth over the past 7 decades. Indian Railways has always aimed to provide safety during travel. The … considerations balanced by another based on engineering competence. High-speed rail travel emerged in Indian Railways in 1969, when …
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Dedicated high speed rail network in India : issues in development
Raghuram, G.; Udayakumar, Prashanth D. - 2016
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Policies for inclusive urbanisation in China
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Wang, Xiao; Chalaux, Thomas - 2013
Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...
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Relationship between high-speed rail and regional development : lessons from Japanese benchmark cases
Hiraishi, Kazuaki - 2019
. Understanding how to use HSR for regional development is essential. Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) has a 50-year history, and …
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China and India : country role models of development success?
Santos-Paulino, Amelia U. - 2010
The paper discusses views on China and India as country role models. In so doing the article recounts the economic and political reforms pursued by the two countries. The paper also outlines the outstanding reforms and the bottlenecks that could jeopardize economic performance and development...
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Agro-industry, exports, and income distribution : a multiplier decomposition analysis for Myanmar
Seventer, Dirk van; Tarp, Finn - 2020
This paper considers the impacts of agro-industry development and international trade on income distribution in Myanmar, focusing on low-income rural households. We use a social accounting matrix multiplier (SAM) decomposition model featuring detailed economic linkages. After describing the...
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An economy-wide perspective on aspects of electricity supply in Myanmar
Seventer, Dirk van - 2021
Myanmar's economy has experienced political and economic transformations since 2011 by means of diverse economic reforms. However, the power sector is still struggling to fulfil electricity demand. This study will examine aspects of the electricity sector in an economy-wide perspective by means...
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Price versus commitment : managing the demand for off-peak train tickets in a field experiment
Hintermann, Beat; Thommen, Christoph - 2022
Using data from a field experiment, we provide estimates for the own-price elasticity of train travel in Switzerland …
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Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Indian railways : models, framework, and policies
Sitharamaraju K; Kumar, Beerelli Santhosh; Yelne, Saket Anil - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012793045
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Forecast accuracy along booking profile in the national railways of an emerging Asian economy : comparison of different techniques
Dutta, Goutam; Pachisia, Divya - 2014
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