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    The European Union’s proposed carbon equalization system: can it be WTO compatible?

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2009
    Numerous political statements by the world leaders on the urgency of reaching an ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen notwithstanding, the actual discussions at the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) continue to be shrouded by daunting North-South divide, dimming the hope of sealing a deal in December 2009.
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    Regional economic integration in South Asia: prospects and challenges

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2009
    Realising its importance, the South Asian region has also embarked upon various processes of regional economic integration. However, the South Asian regional integration process is fraught with difficulties, especially due to a lack of understanding about the very economics of regional economic integration.
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    On managing risks facing the Indian economy: towards a better balance between public and private sectors

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2009
    While the global economy has pulled back from the financial abyss, it is by no means out of the woods. The developing countries (including India) should be prepared for:
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    India’s trade in drugs and pharmaceuticals: emerging trends, opportunities and challenges

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2009
    It was argued in the context of economic reforms in pharmaceuticals sector, particularly in the context of changing patent regime, that growth in exports would be restricted, imports would get a fillip and balance of trade would be adversely affected. The paper looks into the recent experience in exports and imports of drugs and pharmaceutical products.
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    Regional cooperation for regional infrastructure development: challenges and policy options for South Asia

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2009
    Regional infrastructure is one of the major determinants of economic integration process. It enhances international and regional connectivity through the free flow of goods and factors across borders, allowing countries to benefit from a better relocation of resources.
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    Towards an Asian regional mechanism for addressing excess foreign exchange reserves, infrastructure deficits and global imbalances

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2007
    Foreign exchange reserves of Asia are now more than $3 trillion and increasing at more than 10 per cent per year. While such abundance of reserves is a cause for comfort in many Asian countries with recent memories of foreign exchange crisis, there are at least three major problems associated with it;
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    Nagaland's demographic somersault

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2012
    Developmental states like India need information on the socio-economic division of their populations to design redistributive policies. And, given their obsession with global rankings, they also need information to compare themselves with other countries. But the official statistics of India are not free of errors.
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    Does access to secondary education affect primary schooling? evidence from India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2012
    Universal primary education has been a stated aim of development policy experts as well as of governments. Policies to improve outcome for primary education have largely focussed on access to primary schools. In recent years, this emphasis has moved to quality of education with efforts being made to improve the quality of teachers.
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    Re-examining the finance–growth relationship for a developing economy: A time series analysis of post-reform India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2012
    The role of financial development in the growth of nations has been long recognized. There have been several literature on this issue over the years.
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    Fiscal consolidation in India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2012
    After the global economic crisis, the fiscal situation of central and state governments in India has worsened and fiscal sustainability—threatened by high deficit, unproductive expenditure, and tax distortion—has become questionable.

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