In this note, we discuss the typical problem in individual scaling viz., finding a common configuration and weights attached to dimensions for each individual from the given interpoint distances or scalar products. Trucker and Messick (1963), Horan (1969) and others have developed procedures for...

In April 2008, BCCI initiated Indian Premier League, a cricket tournament of Twenty-Twenty overs to be played among eight domestic teams. Team owners bid for the services of cricketers for a total of US$ 42 million. Not much is known about how the valuation of cricketers might have occurred....

The present paper points towards the need for integration between the new Exit policy and the 8th plan in India by considering direct and indirect effects of a unit increase in coefficients in each of the 47 commodity producing sectors using the CSO’s latest Input-Output Tables. Out main...

Despite exhortations to allocate at least 30 per cent of the benefits under the Integrated Rural Development Programme for women, the actual performance has been considerable below this norm. An exclusive programme for the Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA) was launched by...

We analyze the permanent (information effect) and temporary (liquidity effect) impact of block trades transacted in the National Stock Exchange of India. Block trades are identified using multiple criteria based on trade value and trade volume. Overall, the permanent price impact is more for...

It is a widely held hypothesis that the Indian industry experienced a significant turnaround in its Total Factor Productivity Growth (TEPG) during the decade of the eighties as compared to the seventies. Recently it is argued that if the real value added is estimated by using the double...

The paper reviews the district environment and emphasizes the importance of information and control systems for better planning and implementation of developmental programmes. A conceptual framework for the design of information systems for the control of developmental activities at the district...

This note deals with the basics of Group Dynamics. It discusses the nature and types of groups in organization and elaborates on the need to study group behavior as well as why individuals join groups. The note also discusses the underlying processes in Group Behavior. Here the Interdependence...

In resource poor countries substantial sums of money, from governments and international donors, are used to purchase equipment for health facilities. WHO estimates that 50-80% of such equipment remains non-functional. This article is based on the experiences from various projects in developing...

This paper analyses the performance of rural institutional finance system and based on that draw implication for improving this performance. Section II provides a conceptualization of performance criteria. Section III discusses the results. And Section IV recapitulates main conclusions and...