Axle loading had contributed significantly to the ‘turnaround’ of the Indian Railways (IR) in the two years 2004-06. As the Minister of Railways (MR) stated, “A one ton extra loading per wagon implied additional revenue of Rs 500 crore per annum for IR.” The axle loading initiative was a...

Trade Cost form a significant part of moving goods from producer to consumer. These cost are particularly high in developing countries. As a representative country, we look at India’s apple trade. Although tariff on apple imports is high, local distribution cost are much higher. While Tariff...

The Capital Asset Pricing Model is a single period model which specifies a linear relationship between return on an asset and return on the entire market. The model is widely used in literature as if a portfolio of securities can be designed based on a unique value of systematic risk. In this...

The gradual elimination of quotas and tariffs from international agricultural trade has given way to non-tariff barriers such as the SPS measures. SPS standards are mostly based solely on agro-biological scientific evidence. However, over-cautiousness in standard setting may lead to trade...

Current research has shown that consumers’ attitudes towards brand extensions is a function of brand affect, and similarity between parent and extension product categories. Research has also stressed on the importance of the brand specific association in the evaluation of the extension. We...

In this paper we analyse the performance of some Canadian textile firms by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Using DEA we develop efficiency scores, efficiency frontiers and returns-to-scale for three segments of the sector, i.e., spinning, weaving and dyeing. Finally we develop models to...

The Fellowship Programme in Social Management, run by a non-governmental organization, aims at training development workers. It can be located within the tradition of non-formal educational experiments which try to develop a ‘pedagogy of the oppressed’. The paper describes the model of...

Drought induced famine is a recurrent feature in Rajasthan. The district (Udaipur in this case) is the critical unit for planning and implementing relief measures to tackle the crisis of famine. This paper such to examine the coping strategies in Udaipur district of Rajasthan in the context of...

This paper presents an analysis of the problem of adjustment to the rural environment among the branch managers in commercial banks working in rural areas in consequence of the lead bank scheme. The analysis is based on data collected during an exploratory study of the lead bank scheme in a...

Externalities can be internalized through market mechanism, government regulation, or self-governing institutions or a mix of these institutions. We recommend the institutional route which minimizes total cost (sum of technology, management, and transaction costs) to the firm. These costs are...