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This report, based on secondary information analysis and a survey of 1,001 consumers across different states in India, attempts to understand the production and availability of fruits and vegetables, consumption patterns, extent of shortfall in consumption, reasons for shortfall, implications of such shortfall for consumer health and well-being, among others.

Celebrates the long, varied and distinguished career of Mina Swaminathan, a leading practitioner, trainer and writer in the field of education, focusing specifically on early childhood education, gender and communication. This book brings together different perspectives and social concerns in relation to education, viewed as a broad field of learning, questioning and deepening understandings.

It has been several decades since the MoU system has been introduced in India in the hope of incentivising performance, yet there are considerable numbers of PEs which are languishing in the fair and good category in terms of performance. Performance challenges still exist in public sector enterprises which are mainly due to inadequate systems, processes, and latest technology.

Newly revised, this 26th edition, is a core text for graduate and postgraduate courses in the Indian economy. Select articles by a number of India's foremost economists and experts provide fresh insight into the fast emerging economy of the world's largest democracy. The original contributions are supported by editorial notes and excerpts from plan documents.

Why despite high rate of growth for nearly a decade has there not been any major reduction in the number of the poor households in India? Why despite high growth, has dependence on agriculture not declined? Why are the country's democratic institutions faltering? The essays collected in this volume answer these questions and more.

Why did India's stellar economic growth at 8% plus in the eight years, 2003-2011, collapse to 5% or less by 2012-13? What were the key policy failures, of commission and omission, that brought about this sharp slowdown? Why is it proving so difficult to revive the earlier strong momentum of economic development? These are some of the many critical economic issues explored in these 39 essays.

Public services are used by a majority of the Indian population, and the Government of India has been pushing reforms to bring in greater transparency, accountability and responsiveness in public service delivery. This book focuses on the citizens' charter which is one of the most effective tools used by governments the world over to improve service delivery, especially to the poor.

This collection of essays presents the unfolding of economic policy in India and the world during the years 2010 to 2015, under the overarching shadow of the great global crash of 2008. Each essay investigates the structural underpinnings of a headline issue, trying to bring out connectivities across the seemingly unrelated.

Considers what must be done do to make India a consistently improving socio-economy. Despite many creative ideas from dedicated leaders, India remains a very poor country. The book looks at this context and suggests actions in different areas to improve the management of India.

Explores the prospects and challenges faced by Indian agriculture in its pursuit to get better integrated with local and global value chains. The study finds that economic liberalisation and new business practices are ushering some far-reaching changes in Indian agriculture.

Aggregates the various strands of discourse relating to social sector development in India from the academic and practitioners' world. The objective of this collection of papers is to assess the performance and analyse the challenges of social sector programmes, policies and remaining issues.

This book consists of two parts, written at different times and with different purposes. They are not sequential, yet belong together. The first tells the story of the life of M.S. Swaminathan, and his dream of securing human dignity through food sovereignty in India, and the second reflects on the implications and nuances of the story.

Dam assessment, by its very nature, is a complex undertaking. This work evaluates the magnitude of multipliers, a measure of the total benefits of the project in relation to its direct benefits, and assesses the distributional and poverty reduction impacts of dam projects.

Revised each year, this unique book is widely accepted as the core text for graduate / post-graduate courses in Indian economy, in universities across India. The book is a collection of select articles by some of India's topmost economists and experts. These highly recommended original readings are well- supported by editorial notes and excerpts from Plan documents.

Explores three questions: how has South Asia been coping with the impacts of global economic vulnerability?; what has determined the differential impact of various sectors to global economic and financial crisis?; and what demand-and supply-side bottlenecks need to be eased to meet the challenges of global vulnerability.

State level public enterprises (SLPEs) were set up specially to meet the gaps in social and economic development, especially industrial growth, employment creation, health, education, and provision of amenities. This volume analyses the functioning of SLPEs in India. Based on primary as well as secondary data sources, it covers both the macro view and the state-wise scenario.

Presents a collection of eight papers which provide information on various dimensions of the transport sector in India and EU, including pedestrian and eco-friendly systems of travel, private sector participation in railways, the economic impact of railways, rail signaling and telecommunication systems, road traffic and air pollution, inland waterways, and energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

Presents a collection of Rajiv Kumar's widely read and appreciated columns in some of India's leading newspapers. The volume includes a specially written introduction that provides a sharp and candid insight into the multiple policy failures of the UPA II government and lays out the reform agenda for the incoming BJP government.

India is in an era of coalition politics in which state politics plays a major role. This compact book breaks new ground in empirical discoveries about the basis of stable coalitions in Indian states, and also theorises the viability of multi-party coalition governments at the national level in comparative perspective, and examines the dynamics of competition and coalition formation.

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) impact health, nutrition and livelihood status of millions of Indians every day. Decentralised governance is a key strategy for enhancing efficiency, equity and justice in this vital sector. This volume critically examines the decentralisation of governance, in particular in the water and sanitation sector in rural India.

State Level Public Enterprises (SLPEs) contribute 11% to India's GDP and occupy a central place in the economic reform process of the country. The policy framed by the Department of Public Enterprise, Government of Karnataka, to sustain economic growth through private partnerships and to reduce the financial burden on the state exchequer on account of the SLPEs is discussed in this volume.

Provides empirical evidence on seven issues related to asset build up for farm-households in developing countries. The book is based on the research work of the authors and on field level evidence. A new methodological framework has been developed by the authors which could facilitate further cross-country research in this neglected area.