Book Chapters: Recent submissions

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    • Inventory management in blood banks 

      Lowalekar, Harshal; Ravichandran, N. (Springer Science, 2015)

    • Subaltern engagements with the State: informal workers in India and quests for a democratic politics of policy 

      Joseph, J.; Jagannathan, Srinath (Editora Curt Nimuendaju, 2014)

    • Employment in a globally integrating economy 

      D'Souza, Errol (IUP Publications, 2014)

    • Elementary and higher education in Gujarat 

      Dholakia, Archana; Dholakia, Ravindra H. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      This chapter reviews the trends in educational spread, qualitative aspects of primary education and problems and prospects of higher education in the state. State policies have resulted in raising the net enrollment ratio ...

    • Policy reforms in economic sectors in Gujarat 

      Dholakia, Archana; Dholakia, Ravindra H. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      The chapter discusses major policy reforms and initiatives undertaken by the government of Gujarat in various economic sectors that help to explain the state’s superior performance during the 1990s and 2000s. Specific ...

    • Growth and development in Gujarat - an overview 

      Dholakia, Archana; Dholakia, Ravindra H. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      The chapter outlines the growth history of Gujarat and progress made on the social front since its inception in 1960. While its performance relative to the average of the country was fluctuating during the first three ...

    • Primary healthcare and medical education in Gujarat 

      Dholakia, Archana; Dholakia, Ravindra H. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      The chapter discusses the performance of Gujarat in health outcomes, health output, and health-related inputs of infrastructure and manpower along with recent policy changes. It also highlights the problem of meeting the ...

    • Lessons from the Gujarat experience and appendices 

      Dholakia, Archana; Dholakia, Ravindra H. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      This concluding chapter draws common lessons from the three case studies, discusses the latest developments in the states and their likely implications, and speculates on how the promise of a changed approach to federalism ...

    • Governance, efficiency and effectiveness in Gujarat 

      Dholakia, Archana; Dholakia, Ravindra H. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      The chapter shows that the use of modern technology and management principles in delivery of public services and several reforms including judicial reforms have improved transparency, accountability and interdepartmental ...

    • Fiscal reforms and performance in Gujarat 

      Dholakia, Archana; Dholakia, Ravindra H. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      The chapter reviews the fiscal performance and reforms during the last two decades in Gujarat. In the early 1990s, various deficits and interest payment crossing prudent limits had raised serious concerns about sustainability. ...

    • Urban development in Gujarat 

      Dholakia, Archana; Dholakia, Ravindra H. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      The chapter discusses various aspects of urbanization and policy initiatives in Gujarat. The contribution of migration in the relative growth of urban areas is 44% and yet, the proportion of slums in the state has fallen ...

    • Agricultural policy strategy, instruments and implementation 

      Desai, Bhupat M.; D'Souza, Errol; Mellor, John; John, W.; Sharma, Vijay Paul; Tamboli, P. (Orient Blackswan, 2015)

    • Energy systems 

      Chum, Helena; De la Vega Navarro, Angel; Edmonds, James; Faaij, Andre; Fungtammasan, Bundit; Hertwich, Edgar; Honnery, Damon; Infield, David; Kainuma, Mikiko; Khennas, Smail; Kim, Suduk; Bashir Nimir, Hassan; Riahi, Keywan; Strachan, Neil; Wiser, Ryan; Zhang, Xiliang; Garg, Amit (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
      The energy systems chapter addresses issues related to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the energy supply sector. The energy supply sector, as defined in this report, comprises all energy extraction, ...

    • Assessing transformation pathways 

      Clarke, Leon; Jiang, Kejun; Akimoto, Keigo; Babiker, Mustafa; Blanford, Geoffrey; Fisher-Vanden, Karen; Hourcade, Jean-Charles; Krey, Volker; Kriegler, Elmar; Löschel, Andreas; McCollum, David; Paltsev, Sergey; Rose, Steven; Shukla, Priyadarshi R.; Tavoni, Massimo; Van der Zwaan, B. C. C.; Van Vuuren, Detlef P. (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
      Analyses 1200 new scenarios generated by 31 modelling teams around the world to explore the economic, technological and institutional prerequisites and implications of mitigation pathways with different levels of ambition.

    • What emission levels will comply with temperature limits? 

      Calvin, Katherine; Clarke, Leon; Crippa, Monica; Garg, Amit; Jiang, Kejun; Krey, Volker; Lowe, Jason; Maenhout, Greet; Riahi, Keywan; Schaeffer, Michiel; Vuuren, Detlef van (UNEP, 2014)

    • Assessing and communicating benefits of green growth 

      Bishop, Russell; Eis, Jason; Harrison, Pete; Shukla, Priyadarshi R. (Global Green Growth Institute, Republic of Korea, 2014)

    • What Drives Emerging Multinationals? Early Stage Internationalization and Performance Drives of Indian IT Firms 

      Karthik, D. (Emerald India, 2013)

    • Climate and sustainability 

      Lasco, R.; Kameyama, Y.; Jiang, K.; Penalba, L.; Pulhin, J.; Shukla, P. R. (Springer, 2014)

    • Small industry in India: are CETPs an appropriate solution towards pollution control 

      Kathuria, V.; Turaga, Rama Mohana R. (Springer, 2014)

    • Climate and security in Asia and the Pacific (food, water and energy) 

      Heath, L.; Salinger, M. J.; Falkland, T.; Hansen, J.; Jiang, K.; Kameyama, Y.; Kishi, M.; Lebel, L.; Meinke, H.; Morton, K.; Nikitina, E.; Shukla, P. R.; White, I. (Springer, 2014)