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  1. Library Resource

    Fiscal Policies for Better Results

    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2008
    India, Chile, China, Brazil

    The world faces unprecedented opportunities to reduce global poverty and improve human welfare. Strong global growth and better economic policies in recent years have substantially reduced poverty in many developing countries. However, with the recent financial turmoil in the United States and rising prices for food, oil, and other commodities, the world economy faces heightened risks and volatility. Policymakers around the world face the challenge of maintaining momentum in growth, as well as of improving the quality of growth.

  2. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    India

    This report provides an assessment of
    damages and needs resulting from the earthquake that struck
    India on the 8m of October 2005. It provides a preliminary
    estimate of the total cost of damage identifies the needs
    for reconstruction and discusses strategies and guiding
    principles for the implementation for a program of
    reconstruction, the whole based on a need to mitigate future
    impact of natural disasters through the strengthening of

  3. Library Resource
    February, 2013
    India

    In 2010, Uttarakhand entered the second
    decade of its existence as a separate State. During the
    first decade, average individual incomes rose by eight ranks
    in relation to the other States in India. Although these
    incomes are still below the median for India, they are
    growing significantly faster, which is leading to rapid
    convergence with the richer States. Looking ahead, the State
    can build upon its existing growth momentum, the economic

  4. Library Resource
    Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities cover image
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    India

    This paper analyzes real estate market dynamics over the past decade in the city of Ahmedabad, India, with a view to improving the living conditions of the large population living in slums. The paper combines census data, the National Sample Survey, and slum household surveys to review the demand side of the market. Satellite photography was used to estimate the production of both formal and informal housing over the past ten years. Analysis of the execution of the development plan for the Ahmedabad region and town planning schemes shows how the system of housing supply has evolved.

  5. Library Resource
    April, 2013
    India

    The report is organized into three
    chapters: chapter two looks at the pace and patterns of
    India's urbanization, providing a 100-year perspective
    on demographic shifts and a 20-year perspective on the
    spatial distribution of jobs across India's portfolio
    of settlements. The review is based on a careful, spatially
    detailed analysis of data from economic and demographic
    censuses, annual surveys of industry, national sample

  6. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    India

    In India, land continues to be of
    enormous economic, social, and symbolic relevance. The main
    purpose of this report is to review new empirical evidence
    on land administration and land policy, as well as the
    possible interaction between the two, to derive policy
    conclusions. The empirical basis for the discussion of land
    administration is provided by a review of land records,
    survey and settlement, and land registration in 14 states.

  7. Library Resource
    June, 2016
    India

    As India continues to urbanize and move
    towards a less agricultural- and more industry-based
    economy, land demands will continue to grow. Its urban
    population is expected to increase by more than 200 million
    by 2030, requiring 4 to 8 million hectares of land for
    residential use alone. Demands for infrastructure and
    industry could add a similar amount, summing to total land
    demand of 5 to10 percent of the land area currently used for

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