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Editor: Dr. Sobin George

The Working Paper Series provides an opportunity for ISEC faculty, visiting fellows and Ph.D scholars to discuss their ideas and research work before publication and to get feedback from their peer group. Papers selected for publication in the series present empirical analyses and generally deal with wider issues of public policy at a sectoral, regional or national level. These working papers undergo review but typically do not present final research results, and constitute works in progress.

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List of Recent Working Papers

Series No. Title Author
581 Employers’ Perception of Skills and Learning Mismatch of MBA Graduates in Bangalore

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Dinu Raj R and Reimeingam Marchang

580 Traditional Tribal Governance Systems and Formal Gram Panchayats of Madhya Pradesh in the Context of the PESA Act, 1996

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Prakash M Philip

579 Making Youth Employable: Analysis of Skill Development Policy in India with Special Reference to Karnataka

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Zeenat Husain

578 Integrated Child Protection Scheme and Neoliberal Governmentality: A Textual Analysis

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Biplaw Kumar Singh

577 Understanding Marginalisation of Muslim Women: A Study in Bengaluru City

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Zeenat Husain

576 Does Human Capital Matter for the Economic Growth of Indian States? A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis

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Surendra Kumar Naik and Indrajit Bairagya

575 The Poor Way to Fight Poverty: A Study of Coping Strategies Practised by the Urban Poor in Bengaluru, India

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Mudassar Mahamad Jamadar and Kala Seetharam Sridhar

574 Navigating the Shifting Tides: A Critical Assessment of International Trade Theory and Policy in the Era of Emerging Trade Agglomerations

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Jadhav Chakradhar and A V Manjunatha

573 Contextualizing Child Rights Governance: Genealogical Study of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme

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Biplaw Kumar Singh

572 Education and Social Environment: Online Classes and Secondary School Education in Rural Karnataka

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Sudhamani N, Anand Inbanathan and K G Gayathri Devi

571 Who Are the Urban Poor? An Inquiry into the Identification of Urban Poor

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Mudassar Mahamad Jamadar

570 Contributions of Non-Profit Startups to Education and Health Sectors

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Fakih Amrin Kamaluddin and Kala S Sridhar

569 Are Indian Cities Generating Sufficient Revenues? The Case of Bengaluru

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Sukanya Bhaumik and Kala S Sridhar

568 Urbanisation and Governance in Tamil Nadu and Kerala:  Aspects of Service Delivery

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Anil Kumar Vaddiraju

567 India and Bhutan: Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-Border Trade

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Uttam Lama

566 Livelihood, Gender, and Online Platform: A Case of CSCS In Karnataka

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Meenakshi Rajeev and Pranav Nagendran

565 The Positioning and Performance of Organised Food Processing Industry in India – A National and Sub-National Level Analysis

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Sibin Jerry Thomas and Malini L Tantr

564 Performance of Major Ports in India – Inter and Intra Port Analysis

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Shafeeqe Abdul Kader and Malini L Tantri

563 Policy Impacts on Indian Telecom Services Industry: Sales, Connectivity

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Prajeesh Karonnon and Meenakshi Rajeev

562 The Role of Telecommunication Service Sector in Indian Economy – An Analysis of Output and Employment Linkages

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Prajeesh Karonnon and Meenakshi Rajeev

561 Making of A Muslim Woman: Different Pathways to Religious Practices

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Romica Vasudev and Anand Inbanathan

560 India and Bhutan: A Relationship Before and After Independence

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Uttam Lama

559 Doing Business, Trade Facilitation and Agricultural Exports in India – The Case of Select Agricultural Products

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Malini L Tantri

558 How are Cancer Treatment Decisions Made? Insights from A Qualitative Study Conducted Among Selected Cancer Patients in Bengaluru City (India)

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Sobin George, Mohamed Saalim P K, Omkar Nadh P, Divyashree H V

557 Human Capital and Economic Growth in India: A Time Series Analysis Using Educational Variables From 1982-2017

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Surendra Kumar Naik, Indrajit Bairagya

556 Agriculture Value Chain Governance in the Context of Select Agricultural Export Products – Evidence from India

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Malini L Tantri, Sanjukta Nair

555 Swachh Bharat Mission: Awareness Strategies, Implementation and Issues

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D Rajasekhar, R Manjula

554 Estimation of Productivity Loss Due to Traffic Congestion: Evidence from Bengaluru City

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Vijayalakshmi S Krishna Raj

553 Requiem to Enlightenment? Gadamer and Habermas on Tradition, Religion, Secularism and Post-secularism

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Anil Kumar Vaddiraju

552 Nutritional Status of Women and Children in North Eastern States

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Malini L Tantri Channamma Kambara Harshita Bhatj

551 Assessing Commuter’s Willingness to Pay to Reduce Traffic Congestion Induced Air Pollution in Bengaluru, India

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Vijayalakshmi S, Krishna Raj

550 Agrarian Distress: Role of Political Regimes in Kerala

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Ance Teresa Varghese

549 Time Allocation and Gender Inequalities: A Time-use Comparison

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Jyoti Thakur Reimeingam Marchang

548 Religion and State in Sikkim: The Place of the Buddhist Sangha

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Pooja Thapa Anand Inbanathan

547 Service with a Smile: A Study Examining Interactive Service Work and Workers (ISW) in India

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Jina Sarmah

546 Ward Committees as “Invited Space”: Is It Successful? A Literature Review of Urban India

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Riya Bhattacharya

545 Civic Activism in Urban Waste Management in Bengaluru City, India

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Dipak Mandal S Manasi

544 Understanding the Pathways from Victimisation to Offending: Voices from the Field

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Shreejata Niyogi

543 Karnataka Administration: A Historical Review

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K. Gayithri, B. V. Kulkarni, Khalil Shaha, R. S. Deshpande

542 Intergenerational Transfers in India: Who Receives Money and Who Gives Money?

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Kinkar Mandal, Lekha Subaiya

541 A Critical Study on the Impact of ICT on Interactive Service Workers in the Hotel Industry

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Jina Sarmah

540 Locating Married Women in Urban Labour Force: How India is Faring in 21st Century

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Jyoti Thakur, Reimeingam Marchang

539 Comprehending Landslides, MGNREGS and Decentralised Government: A Study in Sikkim and Darjeeling

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Shikha Subba

538 Why Do Farmers Not Adopt Crop Insurance in India?

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Meenakshi Rajeev

537 Impact of Skill Development Infrastructures: A Study of Manipur

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T. Thangjahao Haokip, Reimeingam Marchang

536 Domestic Violence against Women – A Case Study and the Role of Civil Societies from the Sundarbans Region of West Bengal

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Anamika Das, C. M. Lakshmana

535 Implications of Infrastructure on Human Development in North East India: A Review

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T. Thangjahao Haokip, Reimeingam Marchang

534 Did Skill Development Policies Promote Participation in and Benefits from Skill Education? Evidence from a Nation-wide Survey

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Andrea Vincent, D. Rajasekhar

533 Cost Benefit Analysis of System of Wheat Intensification Method of Cultivation Vis-à-Vis the Traditional Method: A Case Study of Gaya, Bihar

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Shikha Pandey

532 Women, Employment and Stigma of Crime: Narratives of Former Female Convicts from West Bengal

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Shreejata Niyogi

531 Migration, Reverse Migration, Employment and Unemployment Crises During the First Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic in India

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Reimeingam Marchang

530 TATA Motors Singur: Narratives of Development Projects, Politics and Land Acquisition in West Bengal

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Pallav Karmakar, V. Anil Kumar

529 Revisiting India’s SEZs Policy

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Malini L .Tantri

528 How Civic Groups Are Meeting the Challenges of Saving Bengaluru Lakes: A Study

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Dipak Mandal, S. Manasi

527 Socio-Economic Characteristics and Land Particulars of Ginger Farmers in Karnataka

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Pesala Peter, I. Maruthi

526 Job-Seeking Behaviour, Employment, Labour Employability Skills, Dissatisfaction and Job Mobility: A Study of North-East Migrant Workers in Bengaluru

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Reimeingam Marchang

525 Essentiality of Package of Practices (pops) of Tomato Cultivation in Semi-Arid Region of Karnataka – A Bird’s Eye View

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M. Govindappa

524 Fiscal Federalism: Transfer Dependency and Its Determinants Among Select Indian States

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J. S. Darshini, K. Gayithri

523 Changing Forest Land Use for Agriculture and Livelihood in North East India

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Reimeingam Marchang

522 Performance of Piety: Lived Experiences of Muslim Women

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Romica Vasudev, Anand Inbanathan

521 Education and Nutrition among the Migrant Construction Workers’ Children – A Case Study of Bengaluru City

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Channamma Kambara, Malini L. Tantri, S. Manasi, N. Latha

520 India’s Trade in Dirty Products

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Malini L. Tantri, Varadurga Bhat

519 Coresidence of Older Persons in India: Who Receive Support and What are the Levels of Familial Support?

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Kinkar Mandal, Lekha Subaiya

518 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Governance in Indian Protected Areas: A Case Study from Manas in Assam

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Michael Islary, Sunil Nautiyal

517 Indian Civil Aviation Industry: Analysing the Trend and Impact of FDI Inflow

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Priyanka Saharia, Krishna Raj

516 Promoting Green buildings towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals: A Review

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S. Manasi, Hema Nagaraj, Channamma Kambara, N. Latha, O. K. Remadevi, K. H. Vinaykumar

515 Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Rural Non-farm Self-employed in India: Does Skill Make a Difference?

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Indrajit Bairagya

514 Indian Startup Ecosystem: Analysing Investment Concentration and Performance of Government Programmes

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Fakih Amrin Kamaluddin, Kala Seetharam Sridhar

513 Infrastructure Led Livelihood: A Comparative Analysis of Hill and Valley in Manipur

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T. Thangjahao Haokip, Marchang Reimeingam

512 The Policy and Performance of Industrial Sector in Karnataka

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Malini L. Tantri, Sanjukta Nair

511 Peace-Building and Economic Development Through Decentralization: The Pre-Bifurcation Jammu and Kashmir Experience

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Sardar Babur Hussain

510 The Abysmal State of Drug Cost Containment Measures In India: Evidences from Expenditure on Cancer Medicine

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Sobin George, Arun Balachandran, Anushree K. N.

509 Policy and Performance of Agricultural Exports in India

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Malini L. Tantri

508 Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in theIndian Pharmaceutical Industry with Special Reference to Intellectual Property Rights: Evidence from a Time-Series Analysis (1990-2019)

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Supriya Bhandarkar, Meenakshi Rajeev

507 Nutrition Status and Socio-Economic Inequality Among Children (0-59 Months) Across Different Geographical Regions of Uttar Pradesh, India

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Prem Shankar Mishra, Himanshu Chaurasia

506 Is Public Education Expenditure Pro-Cyclical in India?

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Ramanjini K Gayithri

505 Benchmarking of Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)

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Kavya Shree K., Krishna Raj

504 Social Capital and Tapping Community-Based Organisation’s Convergence Potential with MGNREGA: A Micro Study in Karnataka

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Sanjiv Kumar, S. Madheswaran

503 Covid-19 Pandemic and Primary Education in India: Does It Cause More Inequality Between Public and Private Schools?

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Indrajit Bairagya, S. Manasi, Roshan Thomas

502 Factors Influencing Urban Residential Water Consumption in Bengaluru

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Kavya Shree K., Krishna Raj

501 Emerging Agrarian System and Its Impact on Caste Relations and Local Politics: A Study in the State of Bihar

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Prashant Kumar Choudhary

500 Development Paradox and Economic Development of SCs and STs since India’s Independence with Special Reference to Karnataka

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Krishna Raj

499 The Implementation of Domestic Violence Act in India: A State-Level Analysis

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Anamika Das, C. M. Lakshmana

498 The Impact of Civil Aviation Growth on CO2 Emissions in India: Evidence from A Time Series Analysis

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Priyanka Saharia, Krishna Raj

497 Eco-Innovations in Waste Management A Review of High Point Cases

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S. Manasi, Harshita Bhat

496 Livelihood and Social Capital in Vulnerable Ecosystems: A Case Study from Indian Sundarbans

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Sneha Biswas, Sunil Nautiyal

495 Preparedness to Monsoon Diseases in Kuttanad (Kerala)

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Bejo Jacob Raju, S. Manasi

494 Values Concerning Children and Fertility Behaviour: Method, Respondents and Preliminary Insights from the Field in Jharkhand, India

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Ujjwala Gupta

493 Interests and Participation of Elites in MGNREGA: Lessons from Elite Capture in Karnataka

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Sanjiv Kumar, S. Madheswaran, B. P. Vani

492 MGNREGA Quality Monitoring and Multiplier ‘Malai’ for the Richer States and Regions: Evidence on Elite Capture of Assets in Karnataka and Ways Forward

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Sanjiv Kumar, S. Madheswaran. B. P. Vani

491 Knowledge and Practice of Ethno-Medicine by Jaunsaris in Jaunsar-Bawar Region of Uttarakhand

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Geeta Sahu

490 Determinants of Agricultural Credit in Rural India by Social Group

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Karthick V., Madheswaran S.

489 Ownership of Firms and their Implication for Productivity: An Empirical Investigation in to Indian Mining Industry

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Meenakshi Parida, Madheswaran S.

488 Agrarian Distress and Farmer Suicides in Kerala

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Ance Teresa Varghese

487 Local Government and Decentralized Natural Resource Management

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Mahima Upadhyay

486 Economic Development in the Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir(1846-1947)

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Sardar Babur Hussain

485 Economic Estimation of Health and Productivity Impacts of Traffic Congestion: A Case of Bengaluru City

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Vijayalakshmi S., Krishna Raj

484 Political Regimes and Religious Minorities in Karnataka: 2008-2018

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Azhar Khan Chikmagalur Akbar

483 Information Asymmetry, Exclusion and Inclusion Errors and Elite Capture of MGNREGA: Critical Examination of IEC Strategies in Karnataka and Ways Forward

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Sanjiv Kumar, S. Madheswaran, B. P. Vani

482 Agrarian Change in Bihar: A Study of Two Villages

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Prashant Kumar Choudhary

481 Initiatives in Solid Waste Management: A Case Study of the City of Bengaluru

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Natasha Kalra, S. Manasi

480 Decentralization and People’s Participation in Educational Governance: A Review of International Experiences

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Mahima Upadhyay, D. Rajasekhar

479 Harmonization of Intellectual Property Rights Across the Globe: Impact on India’s Pharmaceutical Exports

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Supriya Bhandarkar

478 Whether Caste Impedes Access to Formal Agricultural Credit in India? Evidence from NSSO Unit Level Data

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Karthick V., S. Madheswaran

477 Public Healthcare Infrastructure in Tribal India: A Critical Review

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Mohamed Saalim P. K.

476 International Best Practices of Apprenticeship System and Policy Options for India

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K. Gayithri, Malini L. Tantri, D. Rajasekhar

475 Complexities of Collaboration, Negotiation and Contestation: Agragamee and the State

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Ambuja Kumar Tripathy

474 Fertility at the Crossroads of Ethnicity and Gender: Understanding ORAON Tribe in Jharkhand, India

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Ujjwala Gupta

473 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Utilising Maternal and Child Health Services Across Regions of Uttar Pradesh, India

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Prem Shankar Mishra, T. S. Syamala

472 Structure and Functions of Social-Ecological Systems: A Case Study From Indian Sundarbans

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Sneha Biswas

471 The Nation and Its Historical Mediations: Towards Typologies of Regions/States

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Anil Kumar Vaddiraju

470 BCIM Economic Corridor and North East India

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Reimeingam Marchang

469 Sustainability of India’s Current Account Deficit: Role of Remittance Inflows and Software Services Exports

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Aneesha Chitgupi

468 Status of Unorganised Food Processing Industry in India- A Study on Key Performance Indicators

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Padmavathi N.

467 Urban Financing and Accountability Structures – Case Study of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

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Shankari Murali, S. Manasi

466 Urban Governance in the Context of Urban ‘Primacy’: A Comparison of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

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Anil Kumar Vaddiraju

465 An Analysis of Revenue Diversification Across Select Indian States

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J. S. Darshini, K. Gayithri

464 Farmers’ Perception on Risk and Management Strategies in Mahanadi River Basin in Odisha: An Economic Analysis

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Jayanti Mala Nayak, A. V. Manjunatha

463 Assessing Quality of Higher Education: An Empirical Study of Commerce Graduates, Kerala State

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Indrajit Bairagya, Bino Joy

462 Determinants of Micro-Level Decisions of Sugarcane Farmers

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Lavanya B. T., A. V. Manjunatha

461 Dynamics of Procurement of Modern Food Retail Chains: Evidences from Karnataka

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Kedar Vishnu, Parmod Kumar

460 MGNREGA Ombudsman a Forlorn Scarecrow: Issues and Ways Forward in Karnataka

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Sanjiv Kumar, S. Madheswaran

459 Single Child Families in Tripura: Evidence from National Family Health Surveys

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N. Pautunthang, T. S. Syamala

458 State, Religion and Society: Changing Roles of Faith-Based Organisations in Kerala

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Abdul Raoof

457 Social audit of MGNREGA – A Panacea or a Placebo? Issues and Ways Forward in Karnataka

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Sanjiv Kumar, S. Madheswaran

456 Educational Development, and Household and Public Expenditures on Education in Manipur

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Reimeingam Marchang

455 How the Modern Food Retail Chains Emerging as Alternative Channels of Agricultural Marketing? Evidence from Karnataka

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Kedar Vishnu, Parmod Kumar, A. V. Manjunathai

454 Who Benefits from Higher Education Expenditure? Evidence from Recent Household Survey of India

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Ramanjini, Karnam Gayithri

453 Assessment of Vulnerability to Floods in Coastal Odisha: A District-Level Analysis

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Niranjan Padhan, S. Madheswaran

452 Impact of Non-Cognitive Skills on Cognitive Learning Outcomes: A Study of Elementary Education in India

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Indrajit Bairagya, Rohit Mukerji

451 Impact of Perform-Achieve-Trade Policy on the Energy Intensity of Cement and Iron and Steel Industries in India

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Kaumudi Misra

450 Demonetisation 2016 and Its Impact on Indian Economy and Taxation

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Pratap Singh

449 Technical Efficiency of Unorganised Food Processing Industry in India: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis

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Padmavathi N.

448 Tax Revenue in India: Trends and Issues

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Pratap Singh

447 The Relationship between Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions in India

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Kaumudi Misra

446 Growth and Consolidation of Kerala Non-Gazetted Officers’ Union: From Its Formative Years to Union Militancy Phase

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Jithin G.

445 Should they Avoid the Middleman? An Analysis of Fish Processing Firms in India

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Meenakshi Rajeev, Pranav Nagendran

444 An Analysis of Bilateral Trade between Canada and India

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Malini L. Tantri, Preet S. Aulakh

443 Need for a Study of State Policies towards the Development of Religious Minorities in Karnataka

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Azhar Khan C. A.

442 Economic, Occupational and Livelihood Changes of Scheduled Tribes of North East India

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Reimeingam Marchang

441 Sustainability Concerns on Sugarcane Production in Maharashtra, India: A Decomposition and Instability Analysis

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Abnave Vikas B.

440 A Critical Review of Apprenticeship Policy of India

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K. Gayithri, Malini L. Tantri, D. Rajasekhar

439 Income and Vehicular Growth in India: A Time Series Econometric Analysis

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Vijayalakshmi S., Krishna Raj

438 Structure and Strategy of Supermarkets of Fruits and Vegetables Retailing in Karnataka: Gains for Whom?

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Kedar Vishnu, Parmod Kumar

437 Determinants of Intra Urban Mobility: A Study of Bengaluru

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Shivakumar Nayka, Kala Seetharam Sridhar

436 Risk Sources and Management Strategies of Farmers: Evidence from Mahanadi River Basin of Odisha in India

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Jayanti Mala Nayak, A. V. Manjunatha

435 Monsoon Diseases in Lower Kuttanad (Kerala): An Environmental Perspective

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Bejo Jacob Raju, S. Manasi

434 Determinants of Farm-Level Adoption of System of Rice and Wheat Intensification in Gaya, Bihar

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Shikha Pandey, Parmod Kumar

433 Fiscal Dependency of States in India

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Darshini J. S., K. Gayithri

432 Macroeconomic Determinants of Software Services Exports and Impact on External Stabilisation for India: An Empirical Analysis

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Aneesha Chitgupi

431 Impact of Irrigating with Arsenic Contaminated Water on Farmers’ Incomes in West Bengal

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Madhavi Marwah Malhotra

430 The Indian Mining Industry: Present Status, Challenges andthe Way Forward

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Meenakshi Parida, S. Madheswaran

429 Land Alienation in Tripura: A Socio-Historical Analysis

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Rajiv Tewari

428 Role of Social Entrepreneurship in the Quality of Life of Its Beneficiaries

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Neeti Singh, Anand Inbanathan

427 Revenue-Based Business Model to Growth-Based Business Model: A Critical Review of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

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P. Omkar Nadh

426 Social Entrepreneurship: A Business Model for Sustainable Development

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Neeti Singh, Anand Inbanathan

425 Conceptualizing Peri-Urban-Rural Landscape Change for Sustainable Management

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Mrinalini Goswami

424 Making Every Drop Count – Micro-Level Water Demand Accounting Challenges and Way Forward

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Chaya Ravishankar, Sunil Nautiyal, S. Manasi

423 Role of Worker’s Compensation Benefit in Estimating Value ofStatistical Life

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Agamoni Majumder, S. Madheswaran

422 Inequity in Outpatient Healthcare Use and Utilization of Public Healthcare Facilities: Empirical Evidence from NSS Data

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Anushree K. N., S. Madheswaran

421 Market Value and Capital Structure: A Study of Indian Manufacturing Firms

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Dhananjaya K., Krishna Raj

420 Impact of Age Structure Transition on Current Account Balance for India: An Empirical Analysis

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Aneesha Chitgupi

419 Food Security in BRICS – Current Status and Issues

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Malini L. Tantri, Kumar Shaurav

418 Caste Discrimination Practices in Rural Karnataka

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I. Maruthi, Pesala Peter

417 Karnataka State Budgets – How Far Have they Promoted Inclusiveness?

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K. Gayithri, Vijeth Acharya

416 Two Decades of Fiscal Decentralization Reforms in Karnataka: Opportunities, Issues and Challenges

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M. Devendra Babu, Farah Zahir, Rajesh Khanna, Prakash M Philip

415 Economic and Social Benefits of SHG-Bank Linkage Programme in Karnataka

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Meenakshi Rajeev, B. P. Vani, Veerashekharappa

414 Urban Household Enterprises and Lack of Access to Production Loans

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Shika Saravanabhavan, Meenakshi Rajeev

413 Inequalities in Health Outcomes: Evidence from NSS Data

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Anushree K. N., S. Madheswaran

412 Participation of Rural Households in Farm, Non-Farm and Pluri-Activity: Evidences from India

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S. Subramanian

411 Mapping Institutions for Assessing Groundwater Scenario in West Bengal, India

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Madhavi Marwah

410 An Evaluation of Input-Specific Technical Efficiency of Indian Fertilizer Firms

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Soumita Khan

409 Environmental Fiscal Instruments: A Few International Experiences

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Rajat Verma, K. Gayithri

408 World Bank’s Reformed Model of Development in Karnataka

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Amitabha Sarkar

407 Value of Statistical Life in India: A Hedonic Wage Approach

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Agamoni Majumder, S. Madheswaran

406 Gender Relations in the Context of Women’s Health in Chennai

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Annapuranam K., Anand Inbanathan

405 Understanding the Disparity in Financial Inclusion across Indian States: A Comprehensive Index for the Period 1984 – 2016

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Shika Saravanabhavan

404 From E-Governance to Digitisation: Some Reflections and Concerns

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Anil Kumar Vaddiraju, S. Manasi

403 Hannah Arendt and Modernity: Revisiting The Work The Human Condition

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Anil Kumar Vaddiraju

402 Are Elections to Grama Panchayats Party-Less? The Evidence from Karnataka

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D. Rajasekhar, M. Devendra Babu, R. Manjula

401 Performance of Power Sector in Karnataka in the Context of Power Sector Reforms

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Laxmi Rajkumari, K. Gayithri

400 Locating Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in the Federal Structure: An Analysis of Its Application in Manipur and Tripura

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Rajiv Tewari

399 Federalism and the Formation of States in India: Some Evidence from Hyderabad-Karnataka Region and Telangana State

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Susant Kumar Naik

398 India’s Plantation Labour Act – A Critique

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Malini L Tantri

397 Politics in the State of Telangana: Identity, Representation and Democracy

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Anil Kumar Vaddiraju

396 Efficiency of Indian Fertilizer Firms: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

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Soumita Khan

395 Is Decentralisation Promoting or Hindering the Effective Implementation of MGNREGS?: The Evidence from Karnataka

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D. Rajasekhar, Salim Lakha, R. Manjula

394 ‘Caste’ among Muslims: Ethnographic Account from a Karnataka Village

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Sobin George, Shrinidhi Adiga

393 Earnings and Investment Differentials between Migrants and Natives: A Study of Street Vendors in Bengaluru City

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Channamma Kambara, Indrajit Bairagya

392 Cultural Dimension of Women’s Health across Social Groups in Chennai

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Annapuranam K., Anand Inbanathan

391 Economic Globalization and Income Inequality: Cross-country Empirical Evidence

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Sovna Mohanty

390 Womanhood beyond Motherhood: Exploring Experiences of Voluntary Childless Women

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Chandni Bhambhani, Anand Inbanathan

389 Livelihoods, Conservation and Forest Rights Act in a National Park: An Oxymoron?

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Subhashree Banerjee, Syed Ajmal Pasha

388 Augmenting Small Farmers’ Income through Rural Non-farm Sector:Role of Information and Institutions

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Meenakshi Rajeev, Manojit Bhattacharjee

387 Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Karnataka

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Laxmi Rajkumari, K. Gayithri

386 Structural Change and Labour Productivity Growth in India: Role of Informal Workers

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Rosa Abraham

385 State Intervention: A Gift or Threat to India’s Sugarcane Sector?

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Abnave Vikas B., M. Devendra Babu

384 Usage of Land and Labour under Shifting Cultivation in Manipur

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Marchang Reimeingam

383 Toilet Access among the Urban Poor – Challenges and Concerns in Bengaluru City Slums

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S. Manasi, N. Latha

382 Trade Potential of the Fishery Sector: Evidence from India

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Veena Renjini K. K.

381 Growth Effects of Economic Globalization: A Cross-Country Analysis

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Sovna Mohanty

380 The Political Historiography of Modern Gujarat

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Tannen Neil Lincoln

379 Ill-Health Experience of Women: A Gender Perspective

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Annapuranam Karuppannan

378 Federalism and the Formation of States in India

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Susant Kumar Naik, V. Anil Kumar

377 Contributory Pension Schemes for the Poor: Issues and Ways Forward

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D. Rajasekhar, Santosh Kesavan, R. Manjula

376 PPP Infrastructure Finance: An Empirical Evidence from India

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Nagesha G., K. Gayithri

375 Quantifying the Effect of Non-tariff Measures and Food Safety Standards on India’s Fish and Fishery Products’ Exports

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Veena Renjini K. K.

374 MGNREGA Job Sustainability and Poverty in Sikkim

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Marchang Reimeingam

373 Marital Disharmony among Working Couples in Urban India – A Sociological Inquiry

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Shiju Joseph, Anand Inbanathan

372 Analysis of Revealed Comparative Advantage in Export of India’s Agricultural Products

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Subhash Jagdambe

371 Migration from North-Eastern Region to Bangalore: Level and Trend Analysis

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Marchang Reimeingam

370 A Sociological Review of Marital Quality among Working Couples in Bangalore City

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Shiju Joseph, Anand Inbanathan

369 Land Use under Homestead in Kerala: The Status of Homestead Cultivation from a Village Study

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Sr. Sheeba Andrews, Elumalai Kannan

368 Conceptualising Work-Life Balance

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Gayatri Pradhan

367 Relationship between Fiscal Deficit Composition and Economic Growth in India: A Time Series Econometric Analysis

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Anantha Ramu M. R., K. Gayithri

366 Sensitivity of India’s Agri-Food Exports to the European Union: An Institutional Perspective

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C. Nalin Kumar

365 Work-Life Balance among Working Women — A Cross-Cultural Review

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Gayatri Pradhan

364 Ecological History of An Ecosystem Under Pressure: A Case of Bhitarkanika in Odisha

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Subhashree Banerjee

363 Informal Employment in India: An Analysis of Forms and Determinants

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Rosa Abraham

362 Value of Statistical Life: A Meta-Analysis with Mixed Effects Regression Model

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Agamoni Majumder, S. Madheswaran

361 Social Exclusion and Caste Discrimination in Public and Private Sectors in India: A Decomposition Analysis

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Smrutirekha Singhari, S. Madheswaran

360 Educational Outcome: Identifying Social Factors in South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal

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Jhuma Halder

359 Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: A Review of Studies on Low-Lying and Island Countries

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Nidhi Rawat, M. S. Umesh Babu, Sunil Nautiyal

358 The Changing Rates of Return to Education in India: Evidence from NSS Data

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Smrutirekha Singhari, S. Madheswaran

357 Geographical Access and Quality of Primary Schools – A Case Study of South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal

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Jhuma Halder

356 Analysis of Export Competitiveness of Indian Agricultural Products with ASEAN Countries

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Subhash Jagdambe

355 Alternative Medicine Approaches as Healthcare Intervention: A Case Study of AYUSH Programme in Peri Urban Locales

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Manasi S., K. V. Raju, B. R. Hemalatha, S. Poornima and K. P. Rashmi

354 Own House and Dalit: Selected Villages in Karnataka State

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I. Maruthi, Pesala Busenna

353 Ecotaxes: A Comparative Study of India and China

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Rajat Verma

352 Land and Water Use Interactions: Emerging Trends and Impact on Land-use Changes in the Tungabhadra and Tagus River Basins

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351 Food Security in Karnataka: Paradoxes of Performance

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Stacey May Comber, Marc-Andre Gauthier, Malini L Tantri, Zahabia Jivaji and Miral Kalyani

350 Caste and Care: Is Indian Healthcare Delivery System Favourable for Dalits?

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Sobin George

349 Employment-Export Elasticities for the Indian Textile Industry

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Tarun Arora

348 Estimation of the Key Economic Determinants of Services Trade: Evidence from India

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Mini Thomas P.

347 Emerging Trends and Patterns of India’s Agricultural Workforce: Evidence from the Census

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S. Subramanian

346 Moreh-Namphalong Border Trade

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Marchang Reimeingam

345 Effect of Rural Infrastructure on Agricultural Development: District-Level Analysis in Karnataka

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Soumya Manjunath, Elumalai Kannan

344 Tax Contribution of Service Sector: An Empirical Study of Service Taxation in India

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Mini Thomas P.

343 Socio-Economic Determinants of Educated Unemployment in India

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Indrajit Bairagya

342 Korean Media Consumption in Manipur: A Catalyst of Acculturation to Korean Culture

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Marchang Reimeingam

341 Locating the Historical Past of the Women Tea Workers of North Bengal

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Priyanka Dutta

340 Relationship between Services Trade, Economic Growth and External Stabilisation in India: An Empirical Investigation

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Mini Thomas P.

339 Participation of Scheduled Caste Households in MGNREGS: Evidence From Karnataka

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R. Manjula, D. Rajasekhar

338 Assessing Export Competitiveness at Commodity Level: Indian Textile Industry as a Case Study

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Tarun Arora

337 The Impact of Infrastructure Provisioning on Inequality: Evidence from India

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Sumedha Bajar, Meenakshi Rajeev

336 Performance Analysis of National Highway Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in India

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Nagesha G., K. Gayithri

335 Ricardian Approach to Fiscal Sustainability in India

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Krishanu Pradhan

334 Performance-Based Budgeting: Subnational Initiatives in India and China

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K. Gayithri

333 Integrated Child Development Services in Karnataka

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Pavithra Rajan, Jonathan Gangbar, K. Gayithri

332 Fiscal Sustainability of National Food Security Act, 2013 in India

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Krishanu Pradhan

331 Promises and Paradoxes of SEZs Expansion in India

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Malini L. Tantri

330 Out-Of-Pocket (OOP) Financial Risk Protection: The Role of Health Insurance

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Amit Kumar Sahoo, S. Madheswaran

329 Identifying the High Linked Sectors for India: An Application of Import-Adjusted Domestic Input-Output Matrix

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Tulika Bhattacharya, Meenakshi Rajeev

328 Public-Private Partnership’s Growth Empirics in India’s Infrastructure Development

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Nagesha G., K. Gayithri

327 Assessment of India’s Fiscal and External Sector Vulnerability: A Balance Sheet Approach

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Krishanu Pradhan

326 Neighbourhood Development and Caste Distribution in Rural India

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Rajesh Raushan, R. Mutharayappa

325 Access of Bank Credit to Vulnerable Sections: A Case Study of Karnataka

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324 Reflecting on the Role of Institutions in the Everyday Lives of Displaced Women: The Case of Ganga-Erosion in Malda, West Bengal

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323 Child and Maternal Health and Nutrition in South Asia – Lessons for India

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Pavithra Rajan, Jonathan Gangbar, K. Gayithri

322 Does Living Longer Mean Living Healthier? Exploring Disability-free Life Expectancy in India

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M. Benson Thoma, K. S. James, S. Sulaja

321 Socio-economic Disparities in Health-Seeking Behaviour, Health Expenditure and Sources of Finance in Orissa: Evidence fromNSSO 2004-05

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Amit Kumar Sahoo, S. Madheswaran

320 Uncertainty, Risk and Risk Mitigation: Field Experiences from Farm Sector in Karnataka

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Meenakshi Rajeev, B. P. Vani

319 The Infrastructure-output Nexus: Regional Experience from India

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Sumedha Bajar

318 Integrated Child Development Services in India – A Sub-national Review

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Jonathan Gangbar, Pavithra Rajan, K. Gayithri

317 Healthcare Utilisation Behaviour in India: Socio-Economic Disparities and the Effect of Health Insurance

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Amit Kumar Sahoo, S. Madheswaran

316 Role of Fertility in Changing Age Structure in India: Evidence and Implications

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C. M. Lakshmana

315 Is Access to Loan Adequate for Financing Capital Expenditure? A Household-level Analysis on Some Selected States of India

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Manojit Bhattacharjee, Meenakshi Rajeev

314 Social Disparity in Child Morbidity and Curative Care: Investigating for Determining Factors From Rural India

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Rajesh Raushan, R. Mutharayappa

313 New Forms of Retail Trade and the Trajectories of Urban Exclusion in India: A Review

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Sobin George

312 Biomedical Waste Management: Issues and Concerns – A Ward-Level Study of Bangalore City

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S. Manasi, K. S. Umamani, N. Latha

311 Is India’s Public Debt Sustainable?

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Krishanu Pradhan

310 E-Education: An Impact Study of Sankya Programme on Computer Education

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N. Sivanna, Suchetha Srinath

309 Historical Issues and Perspectives of Land Resource Management in India: A Review

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M. S. Umesh Babu, Sunil Nautiyal

308 Urban Property Ownership Records (Upor) in Karnataka Computerized Land Registration System for Urban Properties

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S. Manasi, K., C. Smitha, R. G. Nadadur, N. Sivanna, P. G. Chengappa

307 Where All the Water Has Gone? An Analysis of Unreliable Water Supply in Bangalore City

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Krishna Raj

306 Determinants of Capital Structure of Indian Corporate Sector: Evidence of Regulatory Impact

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Kaushik Basu, Meenakshi Rajeev

305 Conflict and Education in Manipur: A comparative Analysis

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Komol Singha

304 Identifying Credit Constrained Farmers: An Alternative Approach

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Manojit Bhattacharjee, Meenakshi Rajeev

303 Large Agglomerations and Economic Growth in Urban India: An Application of Panel Data Model

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Sabyasachi Tripathi

302 Rainwater Harvesting Initiative in Bangalore City: Problems and prospects

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K. S. Umamani, S. Manasi

301 India’s SEZ Policy – A Retrospective Analysis

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Malini L. Tantri

300 The Economic Impact of Non-Communicable Disease In China And India: Estimates, Projections, And Comparisons

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David E Bloom, Elizabeth T Cafiero, Mark E McGovern, Klaus Prettner, Anderson Stanciole, Jonathan Weiss, Samuel Bakkila and Larry Rosenberga

299 Crop Diversification and Growth of Maize in Karnataka: An Assessment

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Komol Singha, Arpita Chakravorty

298 The Child and the City: Autonomous Migrants in Bangalore

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Supriya Roy Chowdhury

297 Emerging Trends in E-waste Management – Status and Issues A Case Study of Bangalore City

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Manasi S.

296 How Much Do We Know about the Chinese SEZ Policy

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Malini L. Tantri

295 Vulnerability Assessment of the Agricultural Sector in Yadgir District, Karnataka: A Socio-Economic Survey Approach

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Sarishti Attri, Sunil Nautiyal

294 How Effective are Social Audits under MGNREGS? Lessons from Karnataka

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D. Rajasekhar, Salim Lakha, R. Manjula

293 Representation and Executive Functions of Women Presidents and Representatives in the Grama Panchayats of Karnataka

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Anand Inbanathan

292 Do Large Agglomerations Lead to Economic Growth? Evidence from Urban India

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Sabyasachi Tripathi

291 Living Arrangement Preferences and Health of the Institutionalised Elderly in Odisha

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Akshaya Kumar Panigrahi, T. S. Syamala

290 Fiscal Devaluations

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Emmanuel Farhi, Gita Gopinath, Oleg Itskhoki

289 Does Higher Economic Growth Reduce Poverty and Increase Inequality? Evidence from Urban India

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Sabyasachi Tripathi

288 Understanding the Fiscal Implications of SEZs in India: An Exploration in Resource Cost Approach

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Malini L. Tantri

287 Politics and Public Policies: Politics of Human Development in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Shyam Singh, V. Anil Kumar

286 Vocational Education and Child Labour in Bidar, Karnataka, India

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V. Anil Kumar

285 Double Burden of Malnutrition in India: An Investigation

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Angan Sengupta, T. S. Syamala

284 Infertility in India: Levels, Trends, Determinants and Consequences

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T. S. Syamala

283 Civil Society and Policy Advocacy in India

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V. Anil Kumar

282 Pattern of Mortality Changes in Kerala: Are they Moving to the Advanced Stage?

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M. Benson Thomas, K. S. James

281 Higher Wages, Cost of Separation and Seasonal Migration in India

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Jajati Keshari Parida, S. Madheswaran

280 Food Insecurity in Tribal Regions of Maharashtra: Explaining Differentials between the Tribal and Non-Tribal Communities

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Nitin Tagade

279 In-Stream Water Flows: A Perspective from Downstream Environmental Requirements in Tungabhadra River Basin

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K. Lenin Babu, B, K, Harish Kumara

278 District Level NRHM Funds Flow and Expenditure: Sub National Evidence from the State of Karnataka

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K. Gayithri

277 Climate Change, Agriculture, Poverty and Livelihoods: A Status Report

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K. N. Ninan, Satyasiba Bedamatta

276 Analysis of Trends in India’s Agricultural Growth

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Elumalai Kannan, Sujata Sundaram

275 An Investigation into the Pattern of Delayed Marriage in India

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Baishali Goswami

274 Special Economic Zones in India: Are These Enclaves Efficient?

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Malini L. Tantri

273 Repayment of Short Term Loans in the Formal Credit Market: The Role of Accessibility to Credit from InformalSources

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Manojit Bhattacharjee, Meenakshi Rajeev

272 Determinants of Migration and Remittance in India: Empirical Evidence

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Jajati Keshari Parida, S. Madheswaran

271 Decentralisation and Interventions in Health Sector: A Critical Inquiry into the Experience of Local Self Governments in Kerala

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M. Benson Thomas, K. Rajesh

270 Progressive Lending as a Dynamic Incentive Mechanism in Microfinance Group Lending Programmes: Empirical Evidence from India

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Naveen Kumar K., Veerashekharappa

269 Burden of Income Loss Due to Ailment in India: Evidence from NSS Data

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Amrita Ghatak, S. Madheswaran

268 Civil Society Organisations and Elementary Education Delivery in Madhya Pradesh

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Reetika Syal

267 Nature and Dimensions of Farmers’ Indebtedness in India and Karnataka

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Meenakshi Rajeev, B. P. Vani, Manojit Bhattacharjee

266 Revisiting Home: Tibetan Refugees, Perceptions of Home (Land) and Politics of Return

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Tunga Tarodi

265 Total Factor Productivity Growth and Its Determinants in Karnataka Agriculture

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Elumalai Kannan

264 Food Security in Maharashtra: Regional Dimensions

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Nitin Tagade

263 Conflict Truths and Contrasting Realities: Are Official Statistics on Agrarian Change Reliable?

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V. Anil Kumar

262 Governance Reforms in Power Sector: Initiatives and Outcomes in Orissa

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Bikash Chandra Dash, S. N. Sangita

261 Trajectories of China’s Integration with the World Economy through SEZs: A Study on Shenzhen SEZ

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Malini L. Tantri

260 Tibetans in Bylakuppe: Political and Legal Status and Settlement Experiences

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Tunga Tarodi

259 WTO and Agricultural Policy in Karnataka

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Malini L. Tantri, R. S. Deshpande

258 Plant-Biodiversity Conservation in Academic Institutions: An Efficient Approach for Conserving Biodiversity Across Ecological Regions in India

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Sunil Nautiyal

257 Scheduled Castes, Legitimacy and Local Governance: Continuing Social Exclusion in Panchayats

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Anand Inbanathan, N. Sivanna

256 Engineering Industry, Corporate Ownership and Development: Are Indian Firms Catching Up with the Global Standard?

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Rajdeep Singha, K. Gayithri

255 Survival and Resilience of Two Village Communities in Coastal Orissa: A Comparison of Coping with Disasters

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Priya Gupta

254 Reproduction of Institutions through People’s Practices: Evidences from a Gram Panchayat in Kerala

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Rajesh K.

253 Government Policy and Performance: A Study of Indian Engineering Industry

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Rajdeep Singha, K. Gayithri

252 Banking Sector Reforms and NPA: A Study of Indian Commercial Banks

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Meenakshi Rajeev, H. P. Mahesh

251 Performance of Indian SEZs: A Disaggregated Level Analysis

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Malini L. Tantri

250 Institutions and their Interactions: An Economic Analysis of Irrigation Institutions in the Malaprabha Dam Project Area, Karnataka, India

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Durba Biswas, L. Venkatachalam

249 Income, Income Inequality and Mortality – An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship in India, 1971-2003

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K. S. James, T. S. Syamala

248 Effectiveness OF SEZs Over EPZs Structure: The Performance at Aggregate Level

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Malini L. Tantri

247 Spillover Effects from Multinational Corporations: Evidence from West Bengal Engineering Industries

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Rajdeep Singha, K. Gayithri

246 Patterns and Determinants of Female Migration in India: Insights from Census

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Sandhya Rani Mahapatro

245 Is Young Maternal Age a Risk Factor for Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Anemia in India? An Examination in Urban and Rural Areas

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N. Kavitha

244 Health, Labour Supply and Wages: A Critical Review of Literature

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Amrita Ghatak

243 Globalisation, Democratic Decentralisation and Social Security in India

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S. N. Sangita, T. K. Jyothi

242 Dalit Movement and Emergence of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh: Politics and Priorities

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Shyam Singh

241 Challenges and Prospects in the Measurement of Trade in Services

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Krushna Mohan Pattanaik

240 Living Arrangement Preferences of the Elderly in Orissa, India

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Akshaya Kumar Panigrahi

239 Conflict Over Worship: A Study of the Sri Guru Dattatreya Swami Bababudhan Dargah in South India

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Sudha Sitharaman

238 Causality between Energy Consumption and Output Growth in Indian Cement Industry: An Application of Panel Vector Error Correction Model

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Sabuj Kumar Mandal, S. Madheswaran

237 Migration of Kashmiri Pandits: Kashmiriyat Challenged?

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Khalid Wasim Hassan

236 Increasing Trend in Caesarean Section Delivery in India: Role of Medicalisation of Maternal Health

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Sancheeta Ghosh

235 Measuring Energy Use Efficiency in Presence of Undesirable Output: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Indian Cement Industry

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Sabuj Kumar Mandal, S. Madheswaran

234 Spatial Heterogeneity and Population Mobility in India

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Jajati Keshari Parida, S. Madheswaran

233 History Revisited: Narratives on Political and Constitutional Changes in Kashmir (1947 -1990)

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Khalid Wasim Hassan

232 Koodankulam Anti-Nuclear Movement: A Struggle for Alternative Development?

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231 Ethnicity, Caste and Community in a Disaster Prone Area of Orissa

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Priya Gupta

230 Energy Use Efficiency in Indian Cement Industry: Application of Data Envelopment Analysis and Directional Distance Function

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Sabuj Kumar Mandal, S. Madheswaran

229 Fiscal Empowerment of Panchayats in India: Real or Rhetoric?

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228 Determinants of Living Arrangements of Elderly in Orissa: An Analysis

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Akshaya Kumar Panigrahi

227 Environmental Efficiency of the Indian Cement Industry: An Interstate Analysis

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Sabuj Kumar Mandal, S. Madheswaran

226 Trends and Patterns of Private Investment in India

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Jagannath Mallick

225 Downward Dividends of Groundwater Irrigation in Hard Rock Areas of Southern Peninsular India

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Anantha K. H.

224 Local Governance, Patronage and Accountability in Karnataka and Kerala

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Anand Inbanathan

223 A Comparative Analysis of Efficiency and Productivity of the Indian Pharmaceutical Firms: A Malmquist-Meta-Frontier Approach

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222 Sanitation Strategies in Karnataka: A Review

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221 Gender Differential in Disease Burden: Its Role to Explain Gender Differential in Mortality

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220 Panchayats, Hariyali Guidelines and Watershed Development: Lessons from Karnataka

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219 Output and Input Efficiency of Manufacturing Firms in India: A Case of the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector

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218 Economics of Shrimp Farming: A Comparative Study of Traditional vs. Scientific Shrimp Farming in West Bengal

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217 Fisheries and Livelihoods in Tungabhadra Basin, India: Current Status and Future Possibilities

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216 Technological Progress, Scale Effect and Total Factor Productivity Growth In Indian Cement Industry: Panel Estimation Of Stochastic Production Frontier

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215 Tribal Movement in Orissa: A Struggle Against Modernisation?

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214 Traditional Knowledge System (Medicine): A Case Study of Arakalgud Taluk, Karnataka, India

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213 Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forests Under Different Management Regimes Using Landsat and Irs Images

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212 Emerging Trends in Managing Drinking Water – Case Studies of Coastal Villages in Karnataka

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Manasi S., Latha N., K. V. Raju

211 Greenhouse Gases Emission and Potential Carbon Sequestration: A Case Study of Semi-arid Area in South India

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K. Lenin Babu, K. V. Raju

210 Gender, Ecology and Development in Karnataka:Situation and Tasks Ahead

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K. G. Gayathridevi

209 Capital, ‘Development’ and Canal Irrigation in Colonial India

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Patrick McGinn

208 Federalism and Decentralisation In India: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

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V. Anil Kumar

207 Poverty and Natural Resources: Measuring the Links (Some Issues in the Context of Karnataka)

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K. G. Gayathri Devi

206 Structure of Central Himalayan Forests Under Different Management Regimes: An Empirical Study

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205 The Microfinance Promise in Financial Inclusion and Welfare of the Poor: Evidence from Karnataka, India

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Naveen K. Shetty

204 Awareness About HIV/AIDS Among Karnataka Women: An Analysis of RCH 2002-04 Data

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K. S. Umamani

203 Changing Child Population: Growth, Trends and Levels in Karnataka

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202 Groundwater Over-Exploitation, Costs and Adoption Measures in the Central Dry Zone of Karnataka

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201 Urban Poverty and Links with the Environment: An Exploration

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200 State, Society and Inclusive Governance:  Community Forests in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa

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S. N. Sangita

199 Collective Action and Property Rights: Some Critical Issues in the Context of Karnataka

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198 A Patriarchal Link to HIV/AIDS in India

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197 In Pursuit of India’s Export Earning Advantage: An Assessment of IT-Enabled Services Industry

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196 Emerging Ground Water Crisis in Urban Areas – A Case Study of Ward No. 39, Bangalore City

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K. V. Raju, S. Manasi, N. Latha

195 Rural Infrastructure Development Fund: Need for a Track Change

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194 Emerging Development Issues of Greater Bangalore

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G. S. Sastry

193 Sustainability of Indian Agriculture: Towards An Assessment

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V. M. Rao

192 Personality Traits and Administrators

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Anitha V.

191 Agriculture in Karnataka: A Historical View After the Fall of Serirangapatana

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190 Social Capital in Forest Governance Regimes

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189 Urban Governance and Service Delivery in Bangalore: Public-Private Partnership

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187 Groundwater for Agricultural Use in India: An Institutional Perspective

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186 Socio-Economic Determinants of Women Leadership at the Grass-Roots

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K. C. Smitha

185 Impact of Land Use Regulations on Suburbanisation: Evidence from India’s Cities

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184 Increasing Ground Water Dependency and Declining Water Quality in Urban Water Supply: A Comparative Analysis of Four South Indian Cities

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183 Demographic Change and Gender Inequality: A Comparative Study of Madhya pradesh and Karnataka

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182 Reproductive and Child Health Programmes in The Urban Slums of Bangalore City: A Study on Unmet Needs for Family Welfare Services

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181 Efficiency and Bureaucracy

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180 People’s Participation in Environmental Protection: A case study of Patancheru

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179 Can Career-Minded Young Women Reverse Gender Discrimination?

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Alice W Clark, T. V. Sekher

178 Power Sharing in the Panchayats of Orissa

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177 Liberalisation and Efficiency of Indian Commercial Banks: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis

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176 Issues of Unaccounted for Water in the Urban Water Sector

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175 Contract Labour Act in India: A Pragmatic View

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174 Urbanisation in a Forward Looking State of India : Patterns, Issues and Policy

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173 Community Participation in Rural Water Supply: An Analysis Using Household Data from North Kerala

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172 Does Repayment Indicate the Success of Micro-Finance Programme?

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171 Community Contribution for Environmental Sanitation Myth or Reality 

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170 Non-Agricultural Employment for Young Women in India

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D. Rajasekhar

169 Employment Security for the Unorganised Sector Workers in Karnataka

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167 Significance of Income Generating Activities under Micro-Finance: A Study of Micro-Finance Groups in Wayanad District, Kerala

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166 Affirmative Action and Political Participation: Elected Representatives in the Panchayats of Orissa

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165 Electronic Governance and Service Delivery in India: Theory and Practice

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S. N. Sangita, Bikash Chandra Dash

164 Rent-Seeking and Gender in Local Governance

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V. Vijayalakshmi

163 Spatial Dimensions of Literacy and Index of Development in Karnataka

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C. M. Lakshmana

162 Do Macroeconomic Conditions Matter for Agriculture? The Indian Experience

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161 Feminist politics in India: Women and civil society activism

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V. Vijayalakshmi

160 Promotion of Individual Household Latrines in Rural Karnataka: Lessons learnt

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159 Spatial Inequality in Education and Health Care in China

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158 Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: A Journey Through Central Planning, Reform and Openness

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155 Towards Effective Poverty Reduction: A Global Perspective

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V. M. Rao

154 Air Quality Management in Bangalore, India: A Preliminary Assessment

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153 Convergence of Standards of Living Across Indian States

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152 Performance of Public Enterprises in Karnataka : A Panel Data Analysis

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151 Is the Manufacturing Sector in India an Engine of Growth?

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150 Joint Forest Management: A Case Study of Village Kotekoppa in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka

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Gopal K. Kadekodi, N H Ravindranath, Prabhakar R. Bhat, Seema Hegde

149 Water Rights in India and Water Sector Reforms in Andhra Pradesh

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147 Citizenship, Differences and Identity:  Dalit Women and Political Inclusion

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146 Micro-Finance and Poverty Alleviation Issues Relating to NGO Programmes in South India

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D Rajasekhar

145 Normative and Actual Provision of Antenatal Health Care Services in Karnataka

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144 Decentralised Governance, Transparency and Accountability: Empirical Evidence from West Bengal

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143 Finances of Panchayats in Karnataka: A Policy Paper

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142 Panchayat Jamabandhi in Karnataka: A Case of Transparency and Accountability in Good Governance

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141 Social Capital in Making Decentralised Governance Effective: A Study in West Bengal

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140 Indigenous Institutions And Forest Conservation: User- Group Self-Initiatives In India

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139 Beneficiaries of Public Services

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138 Affirmative Action and Dalits: Political Representation in Panchayats

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137 Conflicts over Natural Resources and Legal Pluralism: A Case Study from Orissa

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136 Silk Reeling and Health: Life Style and Quality of Life of Workers

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135 Interaction Between Twin Deficits: Indian Experience In The Macroeconomic Reform Period

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134 Small-Scale Industries In The Era Of Globalisation: An Explorative Study

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133 Sensitizing Panchayats on Health Issues through Television: Experiences of A Pilot Project

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132 Land Resources and Policy in Karnataka

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R S Deshpande, M. J. Bhende

131 Decentralised Governance and People’s Participation: Lessons from West Bengal

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130 Does Labour Force Participation Enhance Autonomy of Poor Women? Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India

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129 A Search for A Theory of Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of the Foundry Industry in Howrah and Coimbatore

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128 Scheduled Tribes and Development Perceptions from Karnataka

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127 Reducing Fiscal Deficit: Canadian Experiment and Lessons for India

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126 Protecting Drinking Water Sources: A Sub-Basin View

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125 Accountability and Governance: Local Government in Kerala and Karnataka

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124 Who Benefits from Industrial Incentives? A Study of Capital Investment Subsidy in Karnataka

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123 Factors Influencing Household Willingness To Pay (WTP) For Water: A Case Study

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L. Venkatachalam

122 Theories of Failure, Failure of Theories and Non-Market Valuation: A Survey

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L. Venkatachalam

121 Collusion in Corrupt System: A Game Theoretic Approach

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120 Emerging Development Issues in A Resource Region

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119 Rural Poor’s Participation in Decentralised Multilevel Planning and Development

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Sitakanta Sethy

118 Trade Policy and Determinants of Trade in Agriculture

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Deepika M G, R S Deshpande

117 Joint Forest Management in Orissa: Challenges and Opportunities

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116 Credit Flow to Indian Agriculture: Trends and Contributing Factors

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Gagan Bihari Sahu, D Rajasekhar

115 Economic Growth in India: Does Foreign Direct Investment Inflow Matter?

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114 People, Government and the NGOs

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D. Rajasekhar, R R Biradar

113 State Finances in India: A Critical Review

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112 Fixers, Patronage, ‘Fixing,’ and Local Governance in Karnataka

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111 Action Research for Poverty Alleviation

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D Rajasekhar

110 Monitoring Poverty and Human Development Indicators: A Framework

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R S Deshpande, K V Raju

109 Land Transaction in Tribal Economies: A Study from the Scheduled Areas of Orissa

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108 Decentralised Governance: A Review of the Idea and Issues

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107 Education, Agriculture and Rural Development – A Study of Two Villages in Southern India

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D V Gopalappa, R S Deshpande

106 Authority, Powerlessness and Dependence: Women and Political Participation

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V Vijayalakshmi, B K Chandrashekar

105 Participatory Institutional Structures in Decentralized Management of Elementary Education in Karnataka

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M D Ushadevi

104 Nexus between Fiscal Deficits, Money Supply and Price Level in India: A VAR Approach

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Purna Chandra Parida, Hrushikesh Mallick, Maathai K Mathiyazhagan

103 Working Of Gram Sabhas in Andhra Pradesh: Problems and Prospects

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M Devendra Babu

102 Gender Accountability and Political Representation in Local Government

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V Vijayalakshmi

101 Tackling Society’s ‘Detritus’: Stakeholder Partnerships and Urban Service Delivery In India

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Madhushree Sekher

100 Purchasing Power Parity and Its Validity In The South Asian Countries

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Purna Chandra Parida, Maathai K Mathiyazhagan, G Nancharaiah

99 Productivity Differentials and The Real Exchange Rate: Empirical Evidence From India

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Purna Chandra Parida, B Kamaiah, Maathai K Mathiyazhagan

98 Fiscal Decentralization in Indian Federalism

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M Govinda Rao

97 Challenges of Fiscal Decentralization in Developing and Transitional Economies – An Asian Perspective

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M Govinda Rao

96 Representation and Accountability in Local Government: The Panchayats of Karnataka

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Anand Inbanathan

95 Institutional Pluralism: Case of Swiddeners in Orissa

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Amalendu Jyotishi

94 Elite Perceptions of Poverty: The Case of Karnataka

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Anand Inbanathan

93 Irrigation Subsidies in Karnataka: A Growing Constraint for Reforms

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K V Raju, H K Amar Nath

92 Communication and Linguistic Situation In Karnataka: Demographic Perspectives

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M Johnson Samuel

91 Community Participation in Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation: A Case Study of Karnataka

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90 Forest Tenure Regimes in the Karnataka Western Ghats: A Compendium

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S Shrinidhi, Sharachchandra Lele

89 Fertility Transition in Karnataka: Levels,Trends and Implications

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T V Sekher, K N M Raju, M N Sivakumar

88 Politics of Inclusion: Scheduled Tribe Women in Local Governance

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V Vijayalakshmi

87 Private Foreign Investment in Post-Reform India: A Search for Proximate Determinant

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M Jayakrishna

86 External Supervision Support for Enhancing Quality in Primary Education

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M D Ushadevi

85 Social Forestry in Karnataka: Cost-Benefit Appraisal of A Project

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84 Export-Led Growth in India: What Do the Vars Reveal?

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Geethanjali Nataraj, Pravakar Sahoo, B Kamaiah

83 A Re-Examination of the Long-Run Relationship between Money Supply and Inflation in India

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M Thomas Paul, N R Bhanumurthy, Nishant Bapat

82 Is Knowledge Shared within Households? Theory and Evidence for Bangladesh

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81 Is the QTM Controversy Settled?

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N R Bhanumurthy, M Ramachandran, Purna Chandra Padhan

80 Empowerment of Grassroots Leadership inHealth and Population: A Training Experiment in Karnataka.

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T V Sekher

79 Literacy, Employment and Social Security: A Review

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A S Seetharamu

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77 Savings and Economic Growth in India: The Long-Run Nexus

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76 Economic Programmes and Poverty Reduction: NGO Experiences from Tamil Nadu

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