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Book IMF Staff papers  Volume 43 No  1

Download or read book IMF Staff papers Volume 43 No 1 written by International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper extends a standard growth model and obtains consistent panel data estimates of the growth retarding effects of military spending via its adverse impact on capital formation and resource allocation. Simulation experiments suggest that a substantial long-term “peace dividend”—in the form of higher capacity output—may result from markedly lower military expenditure levels achieved in most regions during the late 1980s, and the further military spending cuts that would be possible if global peace could be secured.

Book Internal Migration  Center State Grants and Economic Growth in the States of India

Download or read book Internal Migration Center State Grants and Economic Growth in the States of India written by Mr.Paul Cashin and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1995-07-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the growth experience of twenty states of India during the period 1961-91, using cross-sectional estimation and the analytical framework of the Solow-Swan neoclassical growth model. We find evidence of absolute convergence--initially-poor states did indeed grow faster than their initially-rich counterparts. There has also been a widening of the dispersion of real per capita state incomes over the period 1961-91. However, relatively more grants were transferred from the central government to the poor states than to their rich counterparts. Significant barriers to population flows also exist, as net migration from poor to rich states responded only weakly to cross-state income differentials.

Book Global Trends 2040

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Intelligence Council
  • Publisher : Cosimo Reports
  • Release : 2021-03
  • ISBN : 9781646794973
  • Pages : 158 pages

Download or read book Global Trends 2040 written by National Intelligence Council and published by Cosimo Reports. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Book Federal Transfers and Inter state Disparities in India

Download or read book Federal Transfers and Inter state Disparities in India written by Janak Raj Gupta and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2005 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Very Few States In India, Even After More Than Five Decades Of Planning For Development, Can Hardly Claim To Have Achieved The Path Of Self-Sustained Development. Inter-State Disparities Have Persisted In Spite Of Large Constitutionally Provided Statutory Transfers Through The Finance Commission And Non-Statutory Transfers Through The Planning Commission, Central Ministries And Financial Institutions. The Fiscal Disadvantaged States Have Lagged Behind So Much So That These Are Now Termed As Bimaru States Instead Of Backward States. But No One Has Ever Gone To The Genesis Of The Problem. Today There Is Even A Lurking Voice From The Developed States That The Issue Of Equity Should Be Bidden A Farewell And Instead They Should Be Rewarded For Their Better Fiscal Management. An Important Issue Before The Twelfth Finance Commission, Headed By Dr. C. Rangarajan, Is How To Weigh Equity Vs. Efficiency.In The Present Study The Development Of A State Does Not Represent Simply Its Per Capita Income. It Rather Refers To A Comprehensive Index Of Development Prepared By Simulating 18 Indicators Of Development. Then How Much Additional Public Expenditure Is Required For A State To Cross The Below Average Status Is Another Area Of Concern Of The Present Study. This Has Been Juxtaposed With Relative Fiscal Capacity Of The States To Finance The Required Level Of Public Expenditure. Therefore, The Study Is Useful For Instituting Special Fund For The Development Of States. Then How Has The Transfer Of Resources From The Finance Commission, Planning Commission And The Central Ministries Made Any Dent On The Inter-State Disparities? How Far Are The Different Criteria Adopted By The Finance Commission Responsible For The Unabated Growth Of Inter-State Disparities? Another Area Of Concern Of The Present Study Is The Transfer Of Financial Resources To Different States From The Non-Budgetary Sources Like Banks And The Other Financial Institutions.

Book The Demographic and Development Divide in India

Download or read book The Demographic and Development Divide in India written by Sanjay K. Mohanty and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first-ever volume which provides comprehensive information on demographic, health and development at the level of 640 districts in India. Central and state governments, developmental organizations, national and international NGOs and researchers require disaggregated data at the district level for many practical purposes. However, such information is not readily available for use. The editors, with a close-knit group of collaborators, have compiled data from reliable sources for each district of India and present the results in the form of composite indexes. The chapters rank districts within the state and vis-à-vis all districts of India to help readers understand intra-district and inter-district developmental disparities. They present spatial analyses that depict clustering of development. It is a ready reference for planners, researchers and students and provides scientific analyses that depict the clustering of development parameters at the district level. This volume is meant for a wide readership interested in development in India, across population studies, sociology, economics, statistics, to regional development, and from academics, researchers, and planners to policy makers.

Book World Development Report 2009

Download or read book World Development Report 2009 written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising densities of human settlements, migration and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade facilitated by fewer international divisions are central to economic development. The transformations along these three dimensions density, distance, and division are most noticeable in North America, Western Europe, and Japan, but countries in Asia and Eastern Europe are changing in ways similar in scope and speed. 'World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography' concludes that these spatial transformations are essential, and should be encouraged. The conclusion is not without controversy. Slum-dwellers now number a billion, but the rush to cities continues. Globalization is believed to benefit many, but not the billion people living in lagging areas of developing nations. High poverty and mortality persist among the world's 'bottom billion', while others grow wealthier and live longer lives. Concern for these three billion often comes with the prescription that growth must be made spatially balanced. The WDR has a different message: economic growth is seldom balanced, and efforts to spread it out prematurely will jeopardize progress. The Report: documents how production becomes more concentrated spatially as economies grow. proposes economic integration as the principle for promoting successful spatial transformations. revisits the debates on urbanization, territorial development, and regional integration and shows how today's developers can reshape economic geography.

Book Economic Developments In India   Monthly Update  Volume  35 Analysis  Reports  Policy Documents WITH CD ROM

Download or read book Economic Developments In India Monthly Update Volume 35 Analysis Reports Policy Documents WITH CD ROM written by Editors : Raj Kapila & Uma Kapila and published by Academic Foundation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Convergence of Standards of Living Across Indian States

Download or read book Convergence of Standards of Living Across Indian States written by Kshamanidhi Adabar and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study on the effectiveness and functioning of ATREE, Eco-Watch and YMCA, three NGOs in Bangalore City of India.

Book Land Acquisition  Industrialization and Livelihoods

Download or read book Land Acquisition Industrialization and Livelihoods written by Sumanta Prakash Shee and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an assessment of the impacts of human intervention on the natural environment and peoples' livelihoods through land-use conversion due to industrialization. Problems of land acquisition and the execution thereof have varying consequences that depend on the specific geographical as well as socio-political contexts in which they occur. This book covers a specific study of JSW Bengal Steel Ltd., which in 2014 planned to set up a 10.0 million ton per year integrated steel plant at the upper catchment of Sundra basin, the tributary of the Shilabati that ultimately pours to the river Rupnarayan, located at Salboni Block of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The project was ultimately put on hold, but caused many lingering environmental and socioeconomic problems due to the acquisition of formerly productive lands. The book examines this case to generate a database on the different aspects of land acquisition and its negative impacts on the geomorphology and hydrological of non-timber forest products, agricultural impacts resulting in livelihood changes, policy dimensions of land acquisition, and the impacts of delays in project implementation through a comparative analysis between projects-affected areas and non-project areas. The book will appeal to environmental managers and industry workers, as well as students and researchers in environmental economics, anthropology, and human geography.

Book Development Abstracts

Download or read book Development Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Studies in Indian Economy

Download or read book Studies in Indian Economy written by Ed. K.R. Gupta and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2005 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India S Economy, Which For Decades Was Stuck With The So-Called Hindu Rate Of Growth Around 3 Per Cent, Has Hit The 9 Per Cent Mark For The Last Two Consecutive Years. Leading Economists Hold That The Growth Can Be Sustained In The Coming Years If The Government Can Put In Place More Reforms And Implement Them. There Is No Denying The Fact That The Initiatives Taken In The Early 1990S Continue To Reap The Rewards And Have Enabled India To Become The Fourth Largest Gdp In The World In Terms Of Purchasing Power. The Policy-Driven Reforms Have Taken Our Country From The Third World Status To One That Plays A Part, Albeit Small, In Defining The Fate Of The Global Economy. The Country Is In The Midst Of A Great Transformation, Almost Epochal In Scope. Everything Is Positive In The Economy Today Manufacturing Is Resurgent, Services Going Strong, Revenue Collection Buoyant, Export Jumping 37.3 Per Cent, Foreign Investment Flows Strong And No Overheating Of The Economy. There Is A New Sense Of Optimism And A Willingness To Take Risk And Think Big Among The Business Tycoons. Simply Put, Indians Can Get Ready To Uncork The Bubbly To Celebrate Unprecedented Growth In The Coming Years.The Rapid Growing Economy, However, Brings Its Own Share Of Problems. Agriculture Is Not Keeping Pace With The Overall Buoyancy And There Has Been A Rise In Inflation Rate. Besides, Poor Infrastructure, Antiquated Labour Laws, Low Quality Education For All Except The Elites, Dismal Health Services, And Widening Of Rural Urban Disparities Are Only Few Of The Many Constraints Which India Cannot Afford To Overlook.In Economy Some Legs March In The Wrong Direction, Some In The Right One. But If There Are More Right-Moving Legs, They Can Negate The Wrong Ones And Move The Economy In Their Direction. The Present Book Seeks To Suggest The Right Initiatives And Reforms Through Its Articles And Speeches Contributed By Eminent Economists. It Emphasises That In The Present Scenario Reform Should Focus On Four Areas Concerted Efforts To Bring About Second Green Revolution, Measured Strategies To Deregulate Priority Industries, Substantial Push For Infrastructural Development, And Strong Encouragement Of Manufacturing Alongside Knowledge-Based Services. Such Measures Will Undoubtedly Ensure Inclusive Growth In The Country And Enable The Gdp Growth Not Only To Reach But Even To Sustain The Magical Double-Digit Figures As Projected By Many Economists. The Book Aims At Acquainting Readers With The Economic Scenario In India In Its True Spirit On One Hand And Suggests Effective Measures To Meet The Challenges Ahead On The Other.It Is Hoped That The Book Will Be Found Highly Useful By The Researchers And Students Of Economics; Government Executives, Parliamentarians And Legislators Concerned With The Formulation And Execution Of Economic Policies; And The General Readers Keen To Know In Depth The Present State Of Indian Economy And The Challenges Ahead.

Book The Atlantic Community

    Book Details:
  • Author : Antoni Kukliński
  • Publisher : Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz"
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 8362460067
  • Pages : 309 pages

Download or read book The Atlantic Community written by Antoni Kukliński and published by Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". This book was released on 2010 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book DEVINSA Abstracts

Download or read book DEVINSA Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND GROWTH A new look through Human Capital as you designed and shown

Download or read book ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND GROWTH A new look through Human Capital as you designed and shown written by DR SANTANU RAY CHAUDHURI and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tries to portray the link between economic inequality and long-run growth via human capital and the major take of the book is to analyze the growth panorama through the lens of the ‘idea’ or ‘knowledge’ generation’ which is eventually considered as the ‘engine of growth’ being fueled by productivity enhancement through the innovations of new technologies. But this is not the end of the story as it involves enormous controversies. Simply the controversy started with the basic question --- why are some countries richer than other countries? To put it in another way, why growth is a miracle, why it is not driven homogeneously for economies, or whether the economies would converge or not? Another issue is predominantly crucial, that is, economic inequality in the process of economic expansion. In this context, the present book has given emphasis in explaining the selective growth theories starting from classical foundation to new growth theories including their inner implications in the passage of history of economic growth. In consequence, the vast landscape of theoretical contours about political philosophies and model analyses of economic growth including diverse generic versions of the said link between economic expansion and distribution are explained, and, the most important feature of the textbook is that the link is explored by focusing on a single factor, human capital. The prime emphasis of the present textbook is to look at the link between growth, inequality and human capital accumulation and their resultant outcomes in a new way as New Look by substantiating the issue through empirical analyses relating to the Indian States. The whole journey of the book consists of the political philosophy, models and empirics, the trio, without which the all-around venture of economic theories would become incomplete. For this reason, the whole perspective of empirical analysis is done to keep in mind the necessities of the learners such that they should not feel awkward with a set of data. It is, in that context, the empirical and structural issues are taken up to make the issues distinctively clearer with the presumption that the whole perspective would become, then, more delightful and easy to digest.

Book Communities in Action

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 2017-04-27
  • ISBN : 0309452961
  • Pages : 583 pages

Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.