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While agriculture seems to have taken a back seat on the policy agenda of the nation it is time that the gains we have made in this sector over the last two decades are not frittered away by default. Preferably sooner than later we need to articulate the kind of policy initiatives that need to...
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The Institute of Economic Growth organised a seminar on the World Development Report, 1991 (Report for short) on September 17, 1991. Besides a large number of professional economists from the government departments and academic institutions the seminar was attended by Dr. Vinod Thomas of the...
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Although the successes achieved by the adoption of new seed and fertilizer technology were impressive, especially in regions endowed with public sources of irrigation, it is often feared--on the basis of field observations and evaluation studies--that it has led to a widening of interfarm and...
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This paper analyses the benefits from female education (who gains and in what ways) and the constraints (direct and opportunity costs, reflecting economics and tradition). It then outlines promising approaches for increasing female education. The demand for female education can be strengthened...
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This study examines the impact of India's Public Distribution System (PDS) on poor households in terms of income gains, reductions in the incidence and severity of poverty, as well as nutritional improvements. The study suggests that the welfare gains of PDS in terms of income transfer were very...
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