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Evolution of Crop-dairy Production Systems in South India from 1971 to 2002
Yaguchi, Yue; Kajisa, Kei - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
has generated the great momentum of agricultural development in India since the late 1960s. However, due to the dominance … sector supplies fodder to the dairy. Using household data collected in Tamil Nadu, India for three decades from 1971, we show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805127
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Potential Impacts of Golden Rice on Public Health in India
Stein, Alexander J.; Sachdev, H.P.S.; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
of VAD in India from a public health perspective,and simulate the potential alleviating impact of GR using representative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805150
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The Dissemination of Private Wells and Double Tragedies: The Overexploitation of Groundwater among Well Users and Increased Poverty among Non-Well Users in Tamil Nadu, India
Kajisa, Kei; Palanisami, Kuppannan; Sakurai, Takeshi - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
and household data set collected in Tamil Nadu, India where tank irrigation systems have been managed collectively for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805190
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Land Rental Markets in India: Efficiency and Equity Considerations
Akter, Shaheen; Farrington, John; Deshingkar, Priya; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Despite the fact that land rental is restricted to varying degrees in India, the participation in this market is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805213
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Climate Change and India-Some Major Issues and Policy Implications
Prasad, H A C; Kochher, J.S. - eSocialSciences - 2009
our generation. Also studied is the impact of this problem in the global as well as Indian context. India is not immune … point, especially the arguments for India to take up GHG abatement and our response to each of these at the international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512427
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HIV Prevention in Vulnerable Indian States: Lessons from the Chayan Project
CARE, CARE - eSocialSciences - 2009
RACHNA program. The programmatic framework, designed for low-prevalence contexts in India, draws on standard targeted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512428
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Japan’s Foreign Direct Investment Experiences in India: Lessons Learnt from Firm Level Surveys
Choudhury, Srabani Roy - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper first gives a brief history and comparison of Japanese foreign direct investment into India and other Asian … countries, highlighting the fact that Japanese investment into India is quite low. It then outlines the research objectives and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512429
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Cost and Time Overruns in Infrastructure Projects: Extent, Causes and Remedies
Singh, Ram - eSocialSciences - 2009
Various issues related to delays and cost overruns in publically funded infrastructure projects are investigated. The study is based on, by far, the largest data-set of 850 projects across seventeen infrastructure sectors. The focus is on the causal factors behind time and cost overruns. [CDE WP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512430
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008: Addresing Triple Threats to Development
Economic; ESCAP, Social Commission for Asia Pacific - eSocialSciences - 2009
In 2008, three global crises converged to threaten development in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing to the fore particularly testing challenges for policymakers – a Great Recession in developed countries, food and fuel price volatility and climate change calamities. The Economic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512434
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From Income to Urban Contest in Global Settings: Chronic Poverty in Bangalore
Benjamin, Solomon - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper is a research which studies the government policies and agendas that affect the poor in India. For the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512435