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A Study of Factors Affecting the Renewal of Health Insurance Policy
(2009-08-13)
Health insurance policies are generally one-year policies and to remain part of the insurance poll, policyholders are required to renew their policies each year. Understanding the factors that affect the demand and renewal ...
Why have some Indian states lagged behind the others in improving agriculture sector performance?
(2009-08-03)
While India has sustained annual GDP growth rate of over 6 percent over the last more than two decades, the distribution of this growth across various regions of the country has been highly uneven with significant year-to-year ...
Scope and Space for small scale poultry production in developing countries
(2009-08-03)
In recent years there has been growing recognition among the development community of the role of small scale commercial poultry production in accelerating the pace of poverty reduction and reaching out to the poorest of ...
Modeling and Simulation of Condensation on Plastic Condenser Cooling under Night Sky
(2009-07-31)
The Kutch region of north-west India is hot and semiarid, chronically short of drinking water. Dew forms frequently in the areas near the coast, over a span of eight-month (October- May) coinciding with the entire dry ...
Links in the Knowledge Journey of an Idea to Innovation: A Study in the Context of Development of Customized Cartons
(2009-08-03)
This paper identifies and analyses the links in the knowledge journey of an idea to innovation. It tracks the links in the development of customized cartons for packaging tomatoes. The trigger points for the innovation, ...
Can Businesses in India ever resolve Disputes Speedily and Effectively?
(2009-08-08)
Business disputes are like cancer which should be stopped from spreading as soon as possible. Litigation is the least favoured method of resolution for a variety of reasons – delay being the foremost. Alternative Dispute ...
Animal Health Policy in South Asia: What Can Economic Analysis Contribute?
(2009-08-03)
Animal health policy in South Asia region has been characterized predominantly by direct action by the government either in providing services to livestock farmers or in undertaking livestock productivity enhancing measures. ...
Growth Acceleration and Potential in Gujarat
(2009-03-11)
The paper begins by considering the growth experience of Gujarat in 17 sectors compared to the nation during the pre-reform period of 1980-92 and reform period of 1991-2004 identifying areas of strength and weaknesses. ...
Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: An Alternate Perspective
(2009-08-03)
The Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) has emerged as one of the dominant ideas in business. Cognizant of the overwhelming attention BOP has attracted and its potential impact on the billions of the poor and on managerial practices, ...
Why don’t Small and Medium Enterprises Innovate More: Creating a Cooperative Learning Environment at Individual, Firm and Regional Level
(2009-08-03)
One would expect, that a large number of innovations linked to cycle, a common person’s means of transport, would be of great interest to the cycle industry. But, if the leaders of cycle industry do not evince much interest, ...