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Towards tariff policy for central power sector utilities (CPSUs)
(2010-01-18)
There can not be a tariff policy for Central Power Sector Utilities(CPSUs) that is market creating without a strategy for transmission access and pricing. Similarly, the policy has to be derived from a more general policy ...
Introducing Competition in Container Movement by Rail
(2011-05-26)
Container movement by rail was a monopoly of Indian Railways (IR) until recently and its subsidiary, Container Corporation (CONCOR), was the sole operator of container trains. Entry of other entities has been driven by ...
Reform of the Fiscal and Subsidy Regime for the Petroleum Sector (Based on a Report Commissioned by the Petroleum Federation of India)
(2011-05-26)
Problems in the oil sector emanate from the structure of central taxes and the system of subsidization through prices. Solutions to the problems necessarily have to address both tax and subsidy simultaneously. The social ...
The Question of Land and Infrastructure Development in India: Urgently Required Reforms for Fairness and Infrastructural Development
(2011-05-26)
Land in India is problematic largely because of archaic and perverse provisions in the practice and the law. The new Land Acquisition Amendment Bill does go some way to correct the anti-democratic and imperial provisions ...
FDI Outflows from India: An Examination of the Underlying Economics, Policies, and their Impacts
(2011-05-27)
This paper discusses the trends in India's outward FDI over the last decade and then attempts to identify the driving factors. The aim is to provide policy makers with insights regarding levers which would help in encouraging ...
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 ...