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A river without tributaries: liberating the mind through harnessing grassroots creativity
(1996-10-07)
The authors, in an apparent bid to emphasise the critical need for assimilation of the logic and sprit behind the drive of liberalization by the common man in the street in the minds of realities that mark our present ...
Developing agriculture in Gujarat: a strategic perspective for the Ninth Plan
(1996-07-15)
This paper develops a strategic perspective on agricultural development in the Ninth Plan by analysing the
sector's contributions to the state's economy, its features, and its short-as well as long-run growth performance.
The ...
Enhancing role efficacy: an OD intervention
(1996-10-07)
The role of mechanical/traffic inspectors and
safety counsellors is of considerable
importance in the prevention of rail
accidents and in the development of selfprotective
behaviour among the staff.
Development of ...
Economic reforms and institutions: policy implications for India
(1996-07-15)
In the absence of necessary institutional conditions, market reforms in developing economies cause rent seeking
and inequitable distribution of income. This, in turn, could stun economic growth and also thwart the ...
Maxi devaluations and cooper s hypothesis
(1996-07-15)
IN a recent paper, Pronab Sen has defended
Cooper's contractionary devaluation hypothesis
in a very interesting and lucid way
('Cooper's Contractionary Devaluation
Hypothesis: A Note', EPW, July 27). In the
true spirit ...
International trade and long-term economic growth: a few issues of growth strategy for India
(1996-07-15)
For developing economies, technological change and micro-level efficiency is as important as capital accumulation
as a source of long-term economic growth. International trade is an important source of incentives in ...
Economic reforms and industrial growth
(1996-07-14)
While the supporters of economic reform look at industrial growth
mostly through supply side efficiency, critics point to the demand
constraint. This note discusses some of the possible supply and demand
side factors ...
The effects of R & D foreign technology purchase and domestic and international spillovers on productivity in Indian firms
(1996-10-06)
-Using panel data on Indian firms from 1974-75 to 1981-82, we
provide estimates of the impact on output of Indian firms' R&D expenditures,
their technology purchases, and international and domestic R&D spillovers. The
...
The political economy of electric power in India: part II
(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 ...