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    The value chain approach for mountain development: case studies from Uttarakhand, India

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2013
    This working paper highlights that the level of poverty among mountain populations is linked, directly or indirectly, with specific mountain conditions like geographic isolation, socio-cultural marginalisation, poor physical and economic infrastructure and poor access to markets, technologies, and information.
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    Large cardamom farming in changing climatic and socioeconomic conditions in the Sikkim Himalayas

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2014
    This working paper focuses on large cardamom (Amomum subulatum), an important cash crop and livelihood option for people in Sikkim Himalayas, India.
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    Economic growth in South Asia: role of infrastructure

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2008
    South Asia has become one of the fastest growing regions in the world, accounting for nearly one quarter of world population and 40 per cent of the world’s poor. Infrastructure development, both economic and social, is one of the major determinants of economic growth, particularly in developing countries.
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    Savings behaviour in South Asia

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2008
    Economic growth is among the most important factors affecting the quality of life that a people lead in a country. Given the close relation between savings and growth, the analysis of savings behaviour becomes naturally important in this context. Yet, a comprehensive analysis of the savings behaviour for many of the South Asian countries is missing
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    Does participatory development legitimise collusion mechanisms? evidence from Karnataka Watershed Development Agency

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2011
    The 1990s were an eventful period for decentralized development, including attempts at watershed development in the rural areas of India. Watershed development is an approach to raise agricultural productivity, conserve natural resources, and reduce poverty in the semi-arid tropical regions of the world, including the South Asian region.
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    Policies for increasing non-farm employment for farm households in India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2012
    The recent Agriculture Census data shows that around 84 per cent of agricultural holdings in India are of less than two hectares. Most of these agriculture holdings are not viable; as a consequence many farmers are either leaving agriculture or living in penury.
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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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    An investigation into changes in Nagaland's population between 1971 and 2011

    2012
    Developing countries like India need information on the socioeconomic sector of her population to design redistributive policies. But India’s official statistics are not free of errors. The Census of India is a case in point.
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    Revisiting the global food crisis: magnitude, causes, impact and policy options

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2010
    The brief period of the 21st century has been marked by a drastic intensification of the global food crisis. The phenomenal surge in fuel and food prices followed by the on-going economic crisis have worked in tandem to increasingly deprive the poor across the world, particularly in the Global South, from their fundamental right to food.
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    Carbon taxes vs productivity shocks: A comparative analysis of the costs in a CGE framework for India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2012
    There is growing concern around the world about the impact of greenhouse gases (GHG) on the environment and economy. Primarily responsible for global warming, GHG emissions (especially CO2) emissions) are closely linked to economic growth. Since fossil fuels are the primary source of energy, the consumption (burning) of fossil fuels inevitably lead to GHG emissions.

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