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Dynamics
of Inter-industrial Linkages in the Economy of Uttar Pradesh
-- Nirankar
Srivastav
The
paper analyzes the dynamics of inter-industrial linkages for
the economy of Uttar Pradesh within the Input-Output framework.
It applies the Graph-theoretic approach for the categorization
of industrial sectors and sectoral groupings, i.e., cluster
analysis. This approach helps in classifying each industry
into one of the five categories, namely, the `transmitter',
`receiver', `carriers', `ordinary', and `isolate' sectors.
In this way, six prominent industrial groups have been identified
for the state economy. The significant inter-industrial dependency
within a specific industrial group implies that it would be
difficult to develop a single industry of the group in isolation.
The group as a whole should be developed in order to yield
maximum gains from the technological links of the sectors
in the context of the overall regional development.
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Managing
Municipal Solid Waste in India: Some Issues
--
C S Shylajan
Unmanaged
urban solid waste poses a threat to public health and the
quality of life for urban people, especially for the socially
and economically weaker sections of society. In this paper,
the problem of solid waste and environmental policies related
to waste management in India have been critically examined.
The existing policies in India are mostly regulatory in nature
and they focus on command and control approach. A few policy
recommendations have been made here, which can assist policymakers
in implementing waste management strategies in India.
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Corruption
Ranking of Nations and Its Association with Economic Variables
-- Nikhil
Rastogi
The
phenomenon of corruption seems to have pervaded countries
and societies. Generally, poorer (less prosperous) nations
have been found to be among the most corrupt nations in corruption
rankings conducted by organizations of international repute.
nations with higher proportion of economic activity in services
are also seen to follow the same trend. These hypotheses have
been tested empirically, using the corruption score data from
the website of Transparency International; and per capita
GDP (measure of prosperity) and service sector size data from
the World Bank website. This paper finds that higher per capita
GDP and the service sector size of a nation are associated
with lower level of corruption in a nation. However, the levels
of corruption in a developing nation can be better explained
by the variables of per capita GDP and service sector size
as compared to levels of corruption in developed nations.
This can lead to policy implications for corruption eradication
from the developed world as well as the developing world by
the use of different methods. The paper also surveys the methods
of corruption measurement with special emphasis on the methodology
of Transparency International.
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Pesticide
Marketing: The Indian Scenario
--
B S Hundal, Anand and Ramandeep Singh
India
ranks 10th in the world in pesticide consumption
as its total consumption amounts to about 500 million tonnes.
India is presently the largest manufacturer of basic pesticides
among the South Asian and African countries, with the exception
of Japan. The Indian pesticides market is the 12th
largest in the world with a value of US$0.6 bn, which is 1.6%
of the global market pie. India is one of the most dynamic
generic pesticide industries in the world, having a total
installed capacity of technical grade pesticides consisting
of large and medium scale and 400 pesticide formulators (of
all sectors) spread all over the country for use in agriculture,
public health, household and plant protection. Overall, it
can be said that there is a bright future for agro-chemical
companies in India in the post-patent era. This paper focuses
on the opportunities arising for companies dealing in pesticides
because of the agrarian nature of the Indian economy. Besides,
it presents a conceptual framework of the situation prevailing
in the marketing of pesticides in India with special reference
to Punjab.
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Technological
Performance: A Comparison of Domestic and Foreign Firms in
Indian Industries after Liberalization
--
T
J Joseph
This
paper analyzes the extent to which the presence of multinational
firms helps in technological capability building in Indian
manufacturing industries, by comparing the technological performance
of around 1800 domestic and foreign-owned firms in various
industry groups after the liberalization of the economy in
1991. The technological performance has been captured using
four technological indicators, viz., R&D intensity, export
intensity, capital goods import intensity, and technology
licensing intensity. The results show that there has been
a substantial growth in the R&D intensity and export intensity
of domestic-owned manufacturing firms in India after the liberalization.
However, while the export intensity showed a slight upward
trend for the foreign firms, the R&D intensity was more
or less stagnant. The study also finds that the dependence
on technology imports, either through embodied or disembodied
channel, is declining. The results indicate that the technological
capability building by both domestic and foreign firms is
more industry-specific.
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Impact of Liberalization on Exports and Imports of India
-- Subhadip
Roy
The
impact of liberalization policies and opening up of the Indian
market on the Indian economy was a debatable issue in India
for a long time. Some of the political parties were staunchly
against it as the opinion was that it could damage the economy
of India and adversely affect the Indian people. In the real
sense, the impact of liberalization was felt in India only
after 1990. This paper finds out whether there have been any
significant changes in foreign trade i.e., export and import
after liberalization. The paper is divided into three parts.
The first part of the paper deals with the path traced by
foreign trade in India, which is basically a literature survey.
The second part consists of a comparison between the exports
and imports of the pre- and post-liberalization periods, using
the time-series analysis. The third part consists of the conclusion
and the scope for further studies.
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