In this paper we show that the Equal Income Lindahl Equilibrium solution Function satisfies resource monotonicity when preferences are quasi-linear and there is a constant returns to scale technology converting private good into public good.

With growing pressure from environmental movements, governments are being forced to rethink policies from the view-point for Sustainable Development (SD). SD would enable societies/communities to maintain if not augment the very natural base on which they subsist. The costs of such development...

The paper begins by discussing need for developing a regional accounting framework and estimating relevant variables to formulate realistic growth targets and appropriate development strategy in the reform era for the Gujarat State as a case. The study then examines growth experience in various...

Increasingly consumer shopping behaviour is being seen from the holistic perspective of the entire shopping experience. The experiential view of shopping takes a far more holistic approach to the consumption process, right from involvement to post purchase usage, and incorporates the hedonistic...

In this paper we study lower and upper approximations of choice functions and propose a necessary and sufficient condition for a choice function to have a path independent lower approximation. In an appendix to this paper we provide a simple proof of Theorem 2.10 in Deb (1983) in the case when...

In this note we show that the worst case solutions of the weak linear programming relaxation, the DRDP heuristic and the ADD heauristic for the Capacitated Plant Problem are not good.

Interstate comparison of fiscal performance requires use of appropriate concepts and proper measurement of state income, fiscal deficit and debt. GSDP at market prices and a comprehensive concept of debt consistent with the fiscal deficit of a state government are the right concepts to use for...

Ever since Gaver (1963) made an attempt to analyse a two unit parallel redundant system, several attempts have been made by many applied probabilists, engineers to analyse two-unit parallel redundant systems. While various authors have analysed systems with different assumptions on the failure...

The significance of core competencies is now well recognized. Its role in enabling firms to respond to customers’ rapidly changing needs and combat competition is well documented. However, the applicability of this concept in regulated and protected economies is an area that needs the...

This is an exploratory study of some administrative aspects of Baroda’s pilot project on urban decentralization. The aspects examined are: Structure, functions and working in regard to personnel, supplies and equipment, paperwork and procedures, publicity and public relations and central...