South Asia

Region the Poverty Line Poor Persons (2009)

Samir Radwan, All Developing Countries, South Asia, East Asia

The main objective of this chapter is to explore new approaches to policy for poverty reduction, given the major trends in the international and regional economies, particularly globalization, the...

Politics By Other Means The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India Review> (2008)

South Asia, Blom Hansen

Brass ’ introductory chapter takes aim at what he sees as the unsatisfactory and, ultimately, mystifying explanations that have been advanced in explaining riots. ‘Naturalizing’ accounts...

Artificial Neural Network in Indian Stock Market CHAKRADHARA PANDA (2008)

Chakradhara P, V. Narasimhan, South Asia, Economic Journal, V. N Arasimhan

In this article, we use the artificial neural network in the forecasting of daily Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex) returns. We compare the performance of the neural network with...

Air Pollution and Global Environmental Issues: Recent Trends (2008)

Southeast Asia, South Asia, As Fig

Atmosphere is a layer of gas surrounding our planet earth. Atmospheric component and its variation will have many effects on us in many ways. As problems of atmospheric pollutions are well...

The World Bank (2007)

Shekhar Sbah, Deepak Mishra, South Asia, Country Departmnent I

Demand Elasticities For tie first time in the economics literature, in International Trade Panagariya. Shah, and Mislira obtain inport demand elasticities for a "smnall Are They Really Low?...

The World Bank (2007)

South Asia

in South Asia about iand reform., and fragmentation, share-What Have We Learned? cropping, security of tenure. farm size, land riglts, transaction costs, bargaining Rashid Faruqee power, policy...

Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Sri Lanka A Policy Review (2007)

Livelihood-policy Relationships, South Asia

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) supports policies, programmes and projects to promote international development. DFID is providing funds for this study as part of this...

Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Bangladesh A Policy Review (2007)

Livelihood-policy Relationships, South Asia

development. DFID is providing funds for this study as part of this objective but the views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of DFID. Contents

2 Introduction to Watershed Development Policy and Livelihoods in (2007)

Livelihood-policy Relationships, South Asia, Andhra Pradesh

international development. DFID is providing funds for this study as part of this objective but the views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of DFID.

Eastern Europe Latin America (2004)

World Bank, East Asia Pacific, Middle East, N Afr, South Asia

The storyline • The growing demand for skilled workers in the face of growing global economic interdependence • The weak educational foundations, unevenly distributed in the adult population •...

CDF: Community Development Fund (2004)

South Asia, On A, Cw Civil Works

This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank...

An economic analysis of collective management for natural resources; with case studies of small scale irrigation and fisheries in South Asia (1999)

South Asia, Paul Steele

Introduction Why property regimes are important for improved resource management What is meant by common property management How can common property management be modelled economically Review of...