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Neither dread Nor encourage them
(2006-10-28)
Sensitivity analysis of the greedy heuristic for binary knapsack problems
(2006-10-27)
Greedy heuristics are a popular choice of heuristics when we have to solve
a large variety of N P-hard combinatorial problems. In particular for binary
knapsack problems, these heuristics generate good results. If some ...
Analysis of public and private healthcare expenditure
(2006-10-27)
The basic objective of healthcare systems is to meet a country’s health needs in the
most equitable and efficient manner, while remaining financially sustainable. Each
country, given the historical evolution of its ...
Cooperative reforms: light at the end of the tunnel?
(2006-07-22)
This is an era globalization and the scale of market operations has expanded from the domestic to the international arena. As a result of this, the Indian agri-business cooperatives stand at crossroads and are struggling ...
Stock market fall: managing volatile flows
(2006-11-01)
Taking charge and leading reinvention: some insights
(2006-10-27)
This paper presents the insights obtained from a study of reinvention efforts of five Preliberalization
Indian Organizations (PLIOs) in India. It delineates the process of taking charge
and the phases in reinvention. ...
From sink to source: the honey bee network documents indigenous knowledge and innovations in India
(2006-10-29)
India has a natural wealth of biodiversity, thanks to variations in its climates
and soil conditions and its geographical features, including rain forests, arid lands,
and mountains. Yet many of India’s most biologically ...
The critics are not Keynesian enough: fiscal responsibility and growth
(2006-10-29)
It is because fiscal policy-makers may not respect intertemporal
constraints that it is better to bind ourselves to rules. Also, in an
intertemporal set-up, lowering fiscal deficits can be expansionary
Budget 2006: outlays, inequality and growth
(2006-10-27)
The fiscal deficit is being contained by a decrease in interest
payments and capital expenditures, along with a secular rise in
direct taxes. However, the reduction in capital expenditures,
mainly in infrastructure, is ...
A study of dew water yields on Galvanized Iron roofs in Kothara (North-West India)
(2006-10-29)
A dew collection project was carried out in Kothara, NW India, during the dry season between
October 2004 and May 2005. One of the goals was to determine the amount of dew water that could
be collected with little ...