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Is the elephant stepping on its trunk? The problem of India´s unbalanced growth
Douhan, Robin; Nordberg, Anders - 2007
It is often assumed that recent success in the high-technology software industry will lead India's development. However … development pattern in India. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321626
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Do children make women more patient? Experimental evidence from Indian villages
Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie - 2009
This paper studies gender heterogeneity in preferences. We used experimental methods to elicit the subjective discount rate and attitude toward risk in Indian villages. Results show that women made more patient choices than men and that their discount rate is related to number of children. No...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322205
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Transaction Costs, Information Technology and Development
Singh, Nirvikar - 2004
India that examined the economics of rural Internet kiosks, and relate this multifaceted case study to the theoretical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322686
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Information Technology and Rural Development in India
Singh, Nirvikar - 2004
aim to provide IT-based services to rural populations in India. These projects are distinguished by the goal of commercial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322700
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ICTs and rural development in India
Singh, Nirvikar - 2006
communication technology (ICT) use for broad-based development and economic growth in India. It will examine the role of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322716
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China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the world economy: Engines of growth?
Nayyar, Deepak - 2008
This paper attempts to analyse the economic implications of the rise of China, India, Brazil and South Africa, for … exports, while India and Brazil have the potential to provide similar support, but South Africa does not yet exhibit such a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323529
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Southern engines of global growth: Very long cycles or short spurts?
Desai, Meghnad - 2008
history and the initial endowments of the two Northern hemisphere economies China and India which are land scarce and labour …
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The livelihood effects of industrialization on displaced households: Evidence from falta special economic zone, West Bengal
Paul, Saumik; Sarma, Vengadeshvaran - 2013
Bengal, India. The main findings indicate a lower labour market participation rate among affected household members. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324141
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Measuring Externalities in Program Evaluation
Janssens, Wendy - 2005
a women’s empowerment programme in rural India on child immunization and school enrolment. The survey covers both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325173
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Dancing to the tune of democracy: Agents negotiating power to decentralise water management
Subramanian, Saravanan V. - 2009
The current debate on decentralisation offers a partial and polarised view on the sharing of power to manage water. Drawing New Institutionalism as applied in the social and ecological sciences, the paper argues that decentralisation represents a complex adaptive process, wherein agents draw...
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