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Growth, poverty and equity
(2000-10-14)
The World Bank, embarrassed no
end by the controversy over the exit
of its chief economist, Joseph
Stiglitz, last November, has just had
another high-profile departure. Ravi
Kanbur, a Cornell University professor
who ...
No mandate for drastic change: UB2K
(2000-11-23)
Reducing a multi stage vector optimization problem
(2000-10-14)
In this paper we study the problem of universally reducing a multi-stage vector optimization problem to a one-stage vector problem. Our analysis is restricted to the case of finite sets of alternatives and thus has independent ...
Flawed practice
(2000-07-17)
Procurement management by commodity cooperatives
(2000-10-18)
A methodology for assessing impact of irrigation management transfer from farmer's perspective
(2000-10-15)
Many countries, including India, have made efforts in irrigation management transfer. As experiences of
such transfers are becoming available there is a need for a rigorous method to assess their impact. In this
study ...
Social Implications of Information and communication technology in developing countries: lessons from Asian success stories
(2000-10-13)
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and the World Bank had organised a workshop titled: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Rural Development to bring together case studies of various ...
Lessons of success in OR/MS practice gained from experience in Indian and US steel plants
(2000-10-15)
I worked on modeling integrated steel plants in India (as an
analyst) and in the USA (as a doctoral student). The following
factors influence the success of OR/MS practice: positioning
the OR/MS team in operations, ...