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Market channels and growth of fertilizer use in rainfed agriculture: conceptual considerations and experience in India
(2010-03-14)Empirical research on fertilizer us in developing countries is replete with evidence on deficiencies in fertilizer supply and marketing systems. But this evidence is usually bypassed in research that aims at identifying ... -
On organizing: are 'solutions' really the problem?
(2010-03-14)Ensuring a fair distribution of public resources has remained a concern of planners and socially conscious academists for a long time. The limitation of market forces in catering to such needs of people which at current ... -
Wage share in Indian manufacturing industries: 1961 to 1978-79
(2010-03-14)The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that the share of wages in net value added will tend to decline in the early stages of industrial development. The data are drawn from the Annual survey of industries. ... -
Industrial growth strategy: implications for sponge iron
(2010-03-14)This paper presents a general framework for industrial growth strategy from the view point of central industrial planner. The framework allows for a planning horizon and several periods and the growth strategy can be divided ... -
Managing common properties: some issues in institutional design
(2010-03-14)Designing institutions that coordinate expectations of different classes of rural producers in a manner in which income disparities are reduced; common property is better managed and in fact rejuvenated (if possible); and ... -
On estimating women's contribution to national product
(2010-03-14)In order to measure the extent of economic independence of women in the third world countries, the use of indicators like Female Workforce Participation Rate (FWPR) or the relative contributions of males and females based ... -
Manpower planning for irrigation sector in the seventh plan
(2010-03-14)The approach paper to the Seventh Five Year Plan indicates a shift of the main focus from the pre-occupation with the construction of new irrigation projects in earlier plans to better management for optimum utilization ... -
Research methods for human resources management
(2010-03-14)The objective of this paper is to highlight research methods which are relevant to the understanding of rsonnel decision making. These methods have been briefly discussed and illustrated by specific studies published in ... -
Issues in the development of the most disadvantaged groups in South Asia
(2010-03-14)0he paper discusses the efforts made in the development of the most disadvantaged groups (MDGs) in South Asia. It delineates four broad factors - the social political context of deprivation, the role of the central levels ... -
Policies for rapid growth in use of modern agricultural inputs: the case of fertilizers
(2010-03-14)Accelerated growth in agricultural production of developing countries depends on fuller exploitation of the existing production potential and continuously raising the potential through technological changes. This requires ... -
Talent and the pioneering innovating motive
(2010-03-14)The paper argues that the wish to pioneer and innovate is essential if talented persons are to give their best to society. The paper reports the relationships between the pioneering - innovating and five other motives, ... -
Investment allowance vs general tax reduction evaluation of policy option
(2010-03-14)he paper evaluates the general tax reduction in lieu of investment allowance. The general tax reduction affects the tax rates and has universal impact, while investment allowance helps lower the tax base and thus, affects ... -
Rural development programmes: a management approach
(2010-03-14)Rural development programmes (RDPs) can be broadly classified as enterprise oriented and labour service oriented programmes. This paper discusses the strategy that needs to be adopted for ensuring effective implementation ... -
Influence of industry structure on firm performance and conduct in a managerial theory of the firm
(2010-03-14)In this paper a general model of industrial organizations is developed along the lines of the managerial theories of the firm. The utility function of management and shareholders - the two important stakeholders of ... -
School incentives program: a case - study of the Ambakach primary school, Limkheda talluka, Gujarat
(2010-03-14)The paper takes up a case study of a primary school in one of the tribal villages of Panchmahals district, Gujarat. The objective was to study whether the special incentives for primary education given to certain selected ... -
Organisational designs for technology oriented integrated rural development
(2010-03-14)This paper discusses organizational designs for rural development with special reference to farm-industry linkages and integration of agrarian economy and industrial economy. Indian agriculture is predominantly small farm ... -
Peoples participation in irrigation projects changing patterns of Himachal Pradesh in Inida
(2010-03-14)The concept of peoples' participation in national economic development has gained renewed significance in recent years. This paper, using a case method of analysis, studies the charging patterns of peoples' participation ... -
Inflation and tax reforms: a study in individual taxation
(2010-03-14)Inflation affects real income tax liabilities in two ways. First, it erodes the real values of fixed deductions. Second, it moves a tax payer in a high tax bracket. Due to high rate of progressivity in taxes at lower end ... -
Some notes on equal yield income and expenditure taxes
(2010-03-14)In this paper the efficiency, savings and inequality effects of income and expenditure taxes are reexamined. It is shown that current welfare is likely to be promoted by a mix of the two taxes rather than either tax alone. ... -
Support systems for agricultural development in sub-saharan Africa
(2010-03-14)Poor agricultural growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is sometimes attributed to the absence of major technological breakthrough. It must be recognized that there is enough scope to raise agricultural production under the prevailing ...