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Controlling
Food Prices |
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| Feb
23rd 2010, C.P.
Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh |
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| Food
price inflation is one of the most critical economic
problems in the country today, and the ability to control
these prices quickly and effectively is one of the main
bases on which people will judge the performance of
this government. This article examines the recent pattern
of inflation in important food items and considers the
possible causes, including the growing distribution
margins. |
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| The
Crisis and Employment in Asia |
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| Feb
15th 2010, C.P.
Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh |
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Despite
scepticism about its sustainability, evidence shows
that the crisis of 2008-09 has bottomed out and a recovery
is likely, driven by the fiscal stimulus offered by
governments across the world. But figures from the ILO
indicate that the impact of the stimulus on employment
appears uneven, with export dependent economies in Asia
too adversely affected. |
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Report
on the State of Food Insecurity in Rural India |
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| Nov
23rd 2009 |
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| This
Report is an update of the Rural Food Insecurity
Atlas of 2001 released by the M S Swaminathan
Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the World Food
Programme (WFP). Since then, numerous new programmes
have been initiated by the central and state governments
for achieving food security in the country. Giving
a broad indicative picture of the level of food
insecurity in different states and the operation
of the nutrition safety net programmes, the Report
concludes that the State has to play a crucial
role in enhancing foodgrain output, ensuring the
widest access to food through expansion of livelihood
opportunities and promoting biological utilisation
through appropriate investments in public health
measures. |
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| Equity
and Inclusion through Public Expenditure: The potential
of the NREGS |
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| Jan
29th 2009, Jayati Ghosh |
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| In
the present situation of global economic crisis
and national economic slowdown, ''inclusive''
public expenditure, such as in the NREGS, is not
only desirable from a social or welfare perspective
- it also provides very direct economic benefits.
This is because wage employment schemes like NREGS
tend to be self-targeting and thus will lead to
a higher multiplier effect, making government
expenditure more effective in reviving output
and indirect employment. |
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| The
Public and the Private
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| Sep
4th 2009. Prabhat Patnaik
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| The
fact that the agrarian crisis or the current raging
inflation in India has not evoked major spontaneous
struggles is linked to the country's transition from
a dirigiste to a neo-liberal economic regime. As Indian
capital becomes increasingly integrated with global
financial capital, and the State increasingly represents
the exclusive interests of the bourgeoisie, the interests
of the people are sacrificed for the sake of the ''nation's''
emergence as an economic power. Further, the capacity
for resistance in our society is also closely linked
to the balance between the public and private sectors,
which too undergoes a fundamental shift under neo-liberalism. |
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| Indian
Labour Market Report 2008
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| May
11th 2009. |
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| The
paradoxical feature of a positive GDP growth rate along
with unfavourable employment trends have been one of
the most pressing contemporary concerns related to the
opening up of the Indian economy. This first bi-annual
report published by the Adecco-TISS Labour Market Research
Initiatives seeks to provide a thorough analysis of
the current situation of the Indian labour market in
terms of its composition across different segments,
sectors, regions and gender. It includes detailed analysis
of unemployed and underemployed labour force and even
those who are not in the labour force. The industry
perspective on issues of employment is also captured
through a primary survey of select industries in the
manufacturing and emerging sectors. |
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