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Too much care private healthcare sector and caesarean sections in India
(The Sameeksha Trust, 2020-08-29)
In the context of India where public expenditure on healthcare is low, the private sector plays an important role in delivering healthcare during childbirth. An analysis of the latest round of National Family Health Survey ...
Embodying Change at Work: an autoethnography in the Indian public sector
(TQR Publications, 2020-05-17)
Beyond the macro picture of change in the Indian public sector triggered by economic deregulation and restructuration, the variegated experiences of employees exposed to organizational changes remain hidden and masked. ...
Comparing transformation pathways across major economies
(Springer Nature, 2020-08-24)
This paper explores the consequences of different policy assumptions and the derivation of globally consistent, national low-carbon development pathways for the seven largest greenhouse gas (GHG)–emitting countries (EU28 ...
The Evolving Financial Landscape in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
(Springer Nature, 2020-11-26)
Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) have been a significant driver of global growth in the twenty-first century. This paper analyses the changing contours of the financial sector and the challenges faced by ...
Ownership Versus Control: The Changing Dynamics of Land Use in Liberalised Agricultural Context of India
(Springer, 2020-05-29)
This chapter examines the question of ownership versus control of land in the Indian smallholder and significant landlessness context by focusing on the land lease market which facilitates various new interventions in the ...
Past imperfect or present perfect: How dynamic ranks influence consumer perceptions
(Association for Consumer Research, 2020)
Lists that rank brands and firms tend to be dynamic. Across four studies, we show that consumers reward (vs. penalize) firms that move up (vs. down) these lists. This effect is stronger (vs. weaker) amongst consumers who ...
Exploring reasons that U.S. MD-PHD students enter and leave their dual-degree programs
(Informing Science Institute, 2020)
Aim/Purpose In response to widespread efforts to increase the size and diversity of the biomedical-research workforce in the U.S., a large-scale qualitative study was conducted to examine current and former students' ...
Harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to increase wellbeing for all: The case for a new technology diplomacy
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020)
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) is experiencing a period of intense progress due to the consolidation of several key technological enablers. AI is already deployed widely and has a high impact on work and daily ...
Assessment of Tobacco Control Policy in India: An Evaluation using the World Health Organization MPOWER Framework
(WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS, 2020)
Background: Tobacco consumption is considered to be one of the most avertable causes of premature mortality and morbidity. In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) successfully negotiated the Framework Convention on ...
A scoping review of the contributions of farmers' organizations to smallholder agriculture
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Farmers' organizations (FOs), such as associations, cooperatives, self-help and women's groups, are common in developing countries and provide services that are widely viewed as contributing to income and productivity for ...