The role of infrastructure in agriculture is extremely helpful in its growth in a productive way. It has its impact in developmental activities, quality of life, and ecological sustainability, wiping out inter-regional disparities among states. It can minimize the hazardous factors like cyclone,...

The paper investigates the linkage of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows between India and four other Asian countries, viz., Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. The empirical investigation follows annual data of FDI inflows during 1970-71 to 2004-05. The technique employed for the...

The paper deals with different characteristics of panel data models to examine the determinants of FDI inflows in India. Using the data over 2001-2010, it finds that the main determinants of FDI inflows are the availability of power, domestic investment and profit. It further justifies that...

The paper investigates the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India, with particular reference to infrastructure. Covering the period from 1970 to 2004, the empirical investigation confirmed that infrastructure has a significant negative impact on FDI inflows in India. This is...

The paper investigates the validity of a long-run relationship between public expenditure and income (Wagner’s Law) in the case of India over the period 1970-2004. The study, by using the modern time series econometric technique, finds evidence of long-run relationship between public...

The paper primarily focuses the procedures of poverty alleviation in rural India. It has been discussed under two heads such as direct and indirect measures. Indirect measures mostly focus the achievement of economic growth and thus, alleviate rural poverty indirectly. The factors that have been...