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Arbitration by a Bayesian statistician and bounded rationality
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)In this paper we formalize the framework of an arbitration game, to accommodate a large class of situations where public decisions are implemented in a non-cooperative setting. We then present a method of computing the ... -
Reaching the rural poor: Experience of Public Distribution System in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)This paper is based on the larger study on Public Distribution System done by the author under then Kellogg Fellowship Programme sponsored by the Michigan State University. -
Initiative, innovation and institutions: The study of emerging trends in voluntarism in rural development in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-03-01)The individual urge to extend one's responsibility for social change beyond mandated or formal duties is far more pervasive than is generally assumed. However, not each individual with such an urge takes voluntary initiatives. ... -
Valuation of environmental impacts of forestry projects
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Forestry development projects in India: Finance and bankability
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Transferring science for development and diffusion of technology: Agenda for recasting extension science research for drylands/ rainfed regions
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)We argue that both, the system of technology generation as also transfer in dry regions/ rainfed high risk environments have to be differently designed than the systems suitable for irrigated regions. In Part I, we discuss ... -
Review of post-graduate research in agriculture (1973-1984): Are we building appropriate skills for tomorrow?
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)Post Graduate Research has been an important source of generating technological breakthrough in social as well as natural sciences. The skills for solving problem of 21st century have to be created now. We have reviewed ... -
Growth of new stoves - a model
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)Promotion of new wood stoves has been made into a nation-wide time-bound program. At present, setting of targets in each area proceeds somewhat arbitrarily. Generally, no account is taken of the mechanics of absorption. ... -
European economic community: Underlying motives and their implications
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Threat bargaining problems with incomplete information and correlated beliefs
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)In this paper we provide a general framework for studying threat bargaining games with incomplete information and correlated beliefs. In this framework we obtain a characterization of the Kalai- Smorodinsky solution without ... -
A decision support system for improving railway line capacity
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A periodic review inventory model for stochastic demand with two storage facilities
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-12-01)In this paper a periodic review probabilistic inventory model for a single item with two storage facilities is developed; one warehouse is owned by the system under considerations (which is referred to as OW) and the other ... -
Large lift plants - Performance
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-12-01)Large lift irrigation plants (LIPs) are a development in parts of Gujarat (India). These are commonly sited on old tanks, some on intermittent streams and canals. Water is lifted to a high point of command through a riser ... -
Threat bargaining problems with incomplete information and Nash's solution
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-12-01)In this paper we extend the framework of threat bargaining games to include those with incomplete information. In this set up we address ourselves to two significant problems: (1) Under what conditions would 'truthful' ... -
European economic community: Reactions abroad and in India
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Consultant and his role in organizations
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-12-01)Whenever there is a collectivity of people with structures, tasks and interphases between people and systems there are some individuals who by choice or by the need of the hour or situation become consultants, advisors, ... -
Demand forecasts of household energy and policy for wasteland management in india
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-11-01)Estimates of future demand for a good or a set of goods should be helpful for planned adjustment in production capacities, and for assessing the financial and manpower resources, and the policy support required for that ... -
Leadership and management in formal work organizations and educational institutions
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-11-01)This paper examines 1) the definition and concept of leadership as reflected in educational institutions and formal organizations 2) patterns and models of leadership in the western indian context, 3) the resultant ... -
Ghana’s public sector finances: Recent developments and issues
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-11-01)Ghana’s public sector is fairly large and diverse. Of the different components of the public sector (central government, public enterprises and local authorities), the central government plays a dominant role in resource ... -
Egalitarian departures from the ideal point
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-11-01)In this paper we propose a new solution to bargaining or group decision problems, which requires an arbitrator to choose that point on the pareto frontier of the feasible set where losses in utility from the ideal point ...