In this study an attempt is made to examine the equity aspect due to reforms in the banking sector at sub-regional level in the state of Andhra Pradesh covering the period 1985 to 2004. [CESS WP 68].

This paper looks in to the process of environmental degradation and the resultant externalities in the context of groundwater depletion in drought prone regions. The main objective here is to estimate the costs of groundwater depletion externalities and examine the costs and benefits from...

Slippage is one of the main bottlenecks of achieving full coverage of water and sanitation services in India. This paper makes an attempt to identify the causes of slippage in a systematic manner. The broad objectives of the paper include: i) assess the extent of slippage at the national and...

This study attempts to examine the possibilities of bringing more land under cultivation in Andhra Pradesh. It focuses mainly on estimating the extent of underutilization across drought and nondrought districts over a period of time. The authors also try to identify the factors that influence...

This study examines how far women self-help groups model of development has helped empower women and whether formal and informal institutions relating to state, market and civil society have become inclusive of poor women due to women self-help groups model of development. The authors articulate...

This study compares the input demand, factor shares and price-cost relation of the cost of cultivation of south coastal Andhra Pradesh (zone-2) with a well endowed zone in canal irrigation and Rayalaseema (zone-3) with a dry zone depending upon lift irrigation. This study uses the cost of...