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The book addresses the sustainability of cities in the context of
sustainability science and its application to the city boundary. In
doing so it investigates all the components of a city on the basis
of sustainability criteria. To achieve sustainability it is
essential to adopt an integrated strategy that reflects all sectors
within the city boundary and also address the four key normative
concepts: the right to develop for all sections, social inclusion,
convergence in living standards and shared responsibility and
opportunities among sectors and sections. In this book, the
individual chapters examine the nodes of sustainability of a city
and thus essentially present a large canvas wherein all
sustainability-relevant issues are interwoven. This integrative
approach is at the heart of the book and offers an extensive,
innovative framework for future research on cities and
sustainability alike. The book also includes selected case studies
that add to the reading and comprehension value of the concepts
presented, ensuring a blend of theory and practical case studies to
help readers better comprehend the principle of sustainability and
its application.
This book examines various facets of the development process such
as aid, poverty, caste networks, corruption, and judicial activism.
It explores the efficiency of and distributional issues related to
agriculture, and the roles of macro models and financial markets,
with a special emphasis on bubbles, liquidity traps and
experimental markets. The importance of finite changes in trade and
development, as well as that of information technology and issues
related to energy and ecosystems, including sustainability and
vulnerability, are analyzed. The book presents papers that were
commissioned for the Silver Jubilee celebrations at the Indira
Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR). The individual
contributions address related development problems, ensuring a
homogeneous reading experience and providing a thorough synthesis
and understanding of the authors' research areas. The reader will
be introduced to various aspects of development thought by leading
and contemporary researchers. As such, the book represents an
important addition to the literature on economic thought by leading
scholars, and will be of great value to graduate students and
researchers in the fields of development studies, political economy
and economics in general.
This book examines various facets of the development process such
as aid, poverty, caste networks, corruption, and judicial activism.
It explores the efficiency of and distributional issues related to
agriculture, and the roles of macro models and financial markets,
with a special emphasis on bubbles, liquidity traps and
experimental markets. The importance of finite changes in trade and
development, as well as that of information technology and issues
related to energy and ecosystems, including sustainability and
vulnerability, are analyzed. The book presents papers that were
commissioned for the Silver Jubilee celebrations at the Indira
Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR). The individual
contributions address related development problems, ensuring a
homogeneous reading experience and providing a thorough synthesis
and understanding of the authors' research areas. The reader will
be introduced to various aspects of development thought by leading
and contemporary researchers. As such, the book represents an
important addition to the literature on economic thought by leading
scholars, and will be of great value to graduate students and
researchers in the fields of development studies, political economy
and economics in general.
The book addresses the sustainability of cities in the context of
sustainability science and its application to the city boundary. In
doing so it investigates all the components of a city on the basis
of sustainability criteria. To achieve sustainability it is
essential to adopt an integrated strategy that reflects all sectors
within the city boundary and also address the four key normative
concepts: the right to develop for all sections, social inclusion,
convergence in living standards and shared responsibility and
opportunities among sectors and sections. In this book, the
individual chapters examine the nodes of sustainability of a city
and thus essentially present a large canvas wherein all
sustainability-relevant issues are interwoven. This integrative
approach is at the heart of the book and offers an extensive,
innovative framework for future research on cities and
sustainability alike. The book also includes selected case studies
that add to the reading and comprehension value of the concepts
presented, ensuring a blend of theory and practical case studies to
help readers better comprehend the principle of sustainability and
its application.
This open access volume discloses rich set of findings and policy
recommendations for India towards achieving the SDG 2.1 target of
zero hunger by 2030. Through its fourteen chapters, it takes an
integrated approach by examining diverse aspects of food and
nutrition security through multidisciplinary lens of Agricultural
Economics, Nutrition, Crop Sciences, Anthropology and Law, while
being rooted in economics. The chapters reflect this diversity in
disciplines in terms of the questions posed, the data sets used,
and the methodologies followed. Starting from the evolution of
policy response for hunger and nutrition security, the book covers
aspects such gender budgeting, dietary diversity, women’s
empowerment, calorie intake norms, socio-legal aspects of right to
health, subjective wellbeing, bio-fortification, crop insurance and
food security linkages, interdependence of public distribution
system (for food security) and employment guarantee schemes
especially during COVID-19 pandemic, effects of dairy dietary
supplements, and so on. With its rich discussions, the book
is compelling for students, researchers, policy makers, development
professionals and practitioners working in areas of food and
nutrition security, SDGs, in particular SDG1, SDG2 and SDG5, and
sustainable food systems.Â
This open access volume discloses rich set of findings and policy
recommendations for India towards achieving the SDG 2.1 target of
zero hunger by 2030. Through its fourteen chapters, it takes an
integrated approach by examining diverse aspects of food and
nutrition security through multidisciplinary lens of Agricultural
Economics, Nutrition, Crop Sciences, Anthropology and Law, while
being rooted in economics. The chapters reflect this diversity in
disciplines in terms of the questions posed, the data sets used,
and the methodologies followed. Starting from the evolution of
policy response for hunger and nutrition security, the book covers
aspects such gender budgeting, dietary diversity, women’s
empowerment, calorie intake norms, socio-legal aspects of right to
health, subjective wellbeing, bio-fortification, crop insurance and
food security linkages, interdependence of public distribution
system (for food security) and employment guarantee schemes
especially during COVID-19 pandemic, effects of dairy dietary
supplements, and so on. With its rich discussions, the book
is compelling for students, researchers, policy makers, development
professionals and practitioners working in areas of food and
nutrition security, SDGs, in particular SDG1, SDG2 and SDG5, and
sustainable food systems.Â
Prof. C. H. Hanumantha Rao is one of India's most distinguished
economists. He has contributed immensely to both research and
policy making in India. As a token of gratitude, some academicians
and policy makers decided to pay a tribute on his 75th birth
anniversary by bringing out a volume containing research papers
relating to few important themes on India in the context of
globalising world. All the contributors to this volume have made
important contributions in their respective fields. The themes
included in this volume are presented in four sections. The volume
begins with Macro Issues in Development covering issues such as
changing role of Reserve Bank of India, fiscal federalism,
performance of firms, macro modeling, and governance. The next two
themes are Issues in Agricultural Development and Equity and
Emerging Institutions in Agricultural Development. These sections
cover important issues relating to agriculture ranging from WTO and
trade to small farmer development. It is known that Prof. Rao has
extensively worked on agriculture and rural development in India.
The last section is Poverty and Environment. The papers included in
this section cover issues on poverty reduction, sustainable
development and employment, and climate change. At this stage of
India's development, analysis of above issues is important for
framing better policies to achieve growth and equity in India.
Surely, the essays included in this volume would be quite useful
for researchers, policymakers and students.
Comprising contributions by internationally well-known scholars,
the volume addresses important themes. Section on ""Human
Development"" covers issues such as education, health and
governance. Adding to the widely discussed theme nowadays is the
section ""Comparison of India and China Development Paths'. In a
diverse country like India, fiscal matters at state level are
important and these are discussed in the section on ""Indian Fiscal
Federalism"". The section on ""Employment, Poverty and Social
Dimensions"" covers issues on employment, unemployment, safety nets
for the poor and social dimensions of globalization. Last section
deals with ""Recent issues on Agriculture"".
There has been a considerable amount of debate on how to measure
poverty. To review and take a fresh look at the methodology for
measurements of poverty, the Government of India appointed an
Expert Group (Rangarajan Committee) in June 2012. This book
contains the Report of the Expert Group and four other articles
which were written subsequently to explain some of the issues that
were raised after the publication of the Report. One should choose
that poverty line which reflects a carefully calculated minimum
level of food and non food requirements. Rangarajan Committee
computed a fresh basket in the light of the most recently available
minimum requirements of food. It did not simply update an earlier
basket using price indices. Also for the first time, minimum
non-food requirements for certain categories were included in
determining the basket. The four papers of the book discusses
various issues on poverty measurement including comparison of Socio
Economic Caste Census (SECC) data, estimates of poverty using
different cut-off points and the impact of public expenditure on
health and education on poverty.
Using farm level data generated by National Sample Survey
Organisation (NSSO) and National Council of Applied Economic
Research (NCAER), the authors of the book provide empirical
evidences on seven issues related to asset build up for
farm-households in developing countries. First, what are the
empirical evidences on asset-liability portfolio structure of farm
households? Second, whether there have been shifts in composition
of asset-liability structure over a period of time? Third, what are
the determinants of likelihood of financial inclusion and exclusion
of farm households? Fourth, how is the structure of capital
expenditure incurred by farmers, and what are the determinants of
capital expenditure? Fifth, what are the factors which would govern
the accumulation of non-farm business activities and thereby
enhance livelihood options in rural areas? Sixth, with respect to
all these issues, are there fundamental differences as between
large and small farmers and rural and urban farmers? Finally, which
are the possible policy directions to facilitate asset-build up in
farm households? The book is based on the research work of authors
and on field level evidences; and a new methodological framework
has been developed by authors which could facilitate further
cross-country research in this neglected area.
Documented and analyzed in this comprehensive account are the
cross-country evidences in India that establish a relationship
between capital and growth as well as between growth and poverty.
The accelerated growth of the service sector, the almost stagnant
growth of the industrial sector, and the decelerated growth of the
agricultural sector have all been registered as patterns of growth
in India during the last few decades. As a result, among other
things, the rural-urban development divide has broadened and
deepened, moving the agricultural sector to the top of the
development agenda. The book analyzes macro evidences on investment
behavior in Indian agriculture, shifting composition of public and
private sector investment in agriculture, and the relationship
among capital formation, agriculture growth, and poverty
alleviation. It also provides comprehensive micro (field) level
evidences on capital structure, growth, composition, capital
intensity, the impact of capital stock on productivity of labor and
land, and determinants of farm-level capital formation.
Why does poverty, particularly poverty among women, persist? One
reason might be that we do not have the appropriate knowledge on
which to base policies and interventions. But even if there was
technical consensus on how to reduce poverty, the real issue is
whether the power structures in society will allow interventions
that reduce the advantages of the wealthy. Without power, the poor
in general and poor women in particular, will not be able to argue
for and to force the introduction of policies and interventions
that improve their well-being. Hence, the need for empowerment.
Organisations of the poor are central to inclusive growth. Andhra
Pradesh has been in the forefront of promoting these organisations,
especially for poor women. This volume assesses and analyses the
Andhra Pradesh experience. The papers in the volume will be useful
to researchers and policymakers alike since they chart a specific
and concrete experience in enhancing organisations of poor women.
This book is one of the first of its kind on socioeconomic aspects
of agricultural biotechnology in the country. It covers a range of
issues relating to potential, performance and concerns regarding
biotechnology in India and offers valuable suggestions for
policymaking. The debate on biotechnology so far focused mainly on
the likely risks instead of objectively assessing the technology on
a case-by-case basis to come out with suitable policy implications.
The present book attempts to fill this serious gap by discussing
the nature and organisation of biotechnology, present pattern of
product development, concerns for poverty reduction arising from
the nature and pattern of product development and the performance
of the first biotech product in the country viz., Bt cotton. It
uses the results of two longitudinal surveys conducted in all the
cotton growing agro-climatic zones of Andhra Pradesh and employs a
conceptual framework to bring out the performance of this
technology.
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