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Political economy of electric power in India: Part I
(1996-07-14)
Since the cancellation of the Dabhol Power Project (DPP), the debate about electric power in India has come
into the public view, raising hopes that corrective measures can be taken to have a viable, cost effective and ...
Some Issues in the debate on policy
(1994-07-14)
The current discussions on the liberalisation programme. of the Indian government have found little common ground
and have yet to cqlme down to an empirical level where the hypotheses andfears on both sides are posed ...
Which way will the RBI take the economy
(2007-11-26)
Agricultural prices in a changing economy: an empirical study of Indian agriculture
(Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2013)
This slim volume as the name suggests raises at a most opportune moment the
important issue of the role of prices in coaxing up aggregate output in agriculture. The general
consensus has been that while prices (variously ...
Why are we junking this engine of growth
(1997-10-08)
The appreciation in the real value of the
rupee would bring down export growth
rate to less than 6 per cent for 1996-97
and unless corrected would lower the
growth rate of the economy. Today, the
economy is ideally ...
Examination of affordable housing policies in india
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-01)
In this paper we critique the Government of India's programmes for affordable housing in India, namely the Rajiv Awas Yojana and Housing for All 2022. We analyse the efficacy of these policies in being able to provide thee ...
The horror of urban development in india – Identifying the real issues
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-06-30)
The horror of India’s urban spaces cannot be understood without recognizing the core errors in planning and in the approach of infrastructural development. These stem mainly from the low FSI’s that are used, the lack of ...
Issues in water rights, institutional design and pricing that need resolution
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014)
In this paper the core issues that need resolution before water development especially by the private sector, and efficient usage can happen are very briefly outlined. These are Water rights have to be defined more ...
Structural determinants of openness of economies: the conceptual basis and cross-sectional evidence
(2010-03-28)
This study argues that structural factors-principally population per capita income and population density-can explain a significant proportion of the variation in openness defined as (exports + imports)/gross national ...
Container movement by rail in India: a review of policy evolution
(Elsevier Ltd, 2012-03-01)
Container movement by rail was a monopoly of Indian Railways (IR) until 2005. Its subsidiary Container Corporation (CONCOR) was the sole operator of container trains. Entry of other entities in 2007 has been driven by ...