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International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management

Education is vital component of human capital formation. Its development put forward the socio-ec... more Education is vital component of human capital formation. Its development put forward the socio-economic developments of the country also enhance the political awareness among the society. Therefore, quality education is very much necessary for the development of the entire country. This paper examines the students’ quality in primary education in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. The study is based on primary survey on 305 students from 7 schools scattered over different regions in the district. The study tries to identify the influencing factors of students’ academic performance. The results find moderate performance of students in reading ability and simple numeracy. Parental occupation and mother’s education are found significant influencing determinants of students’ academic performance.

The paper estimates sources output and productivity growth of the 2-digit manufacturing industrie... more The paper estimates sources output and productivity growth of the 2-digit manufacturing industries as well as total manufacturing industry in Gujarat during the period from 1981-82 to 2010-11. The sources of output growth are input growth effect and total factor productivity growth (TFPG) and again TFPG is composed of adjusted scale effect (ASC), technological progress (TP) and technical efficiency change (TEC). A stochastic frontier model with a translog production function is used to estimate the growth attributes of output and productivity of the 2-digit manufacturing industries as well as total manufacturing industry in Gujarat during the entire study period (1981-82 to 201011), pre-and post-reform period (1981-82 to 1990-91 and 1991-92 to 2010-11) and also during two decades of the post-reform period (1991-92 to 2000-01 and 2001-02 to 211011). The empirical finding clears that input growth effect is the major contributor to output growth in Gujarat manufacturing and total facto...

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2018

Handbook of Research on Globalization, Investment, and Growth-Implications of Confidence and Governance

Food security is a major area of concern for the five nations that constitute BRICS. BRICS countr... more Food security is a major area of concern for the five nations that constitute BRICS. BRICS countries account for more than 40% of the world population and 25% of world GDP in PPP terms. Besides, these countries have a key role to play in the post-crisis global economy as producer of goods and services, receivers and exporters of capital, and/or consumer market on large potential. More importantly, these ones envisage ways to promote food security and food production in Third World countries by raising agricultural productivity and output via initiatives like the creation of basic agricultural information exchange system of these countries; enhancing investments in the food supply chain; developing a social safety net through conditional income transfer programmes for the poorest of the poor. In this context the present chapter examines the status of food security of BRICS economies in the context of globalization and governance and its implications thereof.

Journal of Forest Economics, 2014

This study analyses participation in joint forest management (JFM). The study is based on in-dept... more This study analyses participation in joint forest management (JFM). The study is based on in-depth interviews with 150 households of Forest Protection Committees (FPC) in Paschim Medinipur district in the West Bengal state of India. Based on a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of 14 participatory indicators, it follows that “social” aspects of participation are considerably less important in West Bengal than as found elsewhere in India, while the perception of the environment (first and third factor) stand out as the most important aspects of participation in JFM, jointly explaining almost half of the variance. Regression analyses indicate that household size, the number of forest committee meetings, religion of the household, willingness to pay of the household for the forest protection and the size of land holding are important variables for explaining variation in levels of participation. Results from estimating game theoretic models on participation among villagers in JFM indicates that in two out of the four possible situations, harmonious sharing of the benefits is an (Nash) equilibrium, but not unique. In all cases, institutional checks and balances are needed to guarantee mutual participation, which is possible only by strengthening the JFM management body.

Ushus Journal of Business Management, 2020

The study estimates the sources of total factor productivity growth (TFPG) of the 2-digit manufac... more The study estimates the sources of total factor productivity growth (TFPG) of the 2-digit manufacturing industries in Karnataka during the period from 1981-82 to 2010-11, during the entire study period, during the pre & post reform period (1981-82 to 1990-91 and 1991-92 to 2010-11) and also during two different decades of the post-reform period, i.e., during 1991-92 to 2000-01 and 2001-02 to 2010-11 using stochastic frontier approach. Technological progress is found to be the major driving force of TFPG and the decline in TFPG of the state’s manufacturing industries during the post-reform period is mainly accounted for by the decline in technological progress (TP) of the same during that period.

Global Tariff War: Economic, Political and Social Implications

Trade war among the nations dates back mainly to the nineteenth century. Some of the trade wars m... more Trade war among the nations dates back mainly to the nineteenth century. Some of the trade wars may be cited as (i) The First and Second Opium War Empire between 1839 and 1842; (ii) The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, 1930 signed by US President Herbert Hoover; (iii) Chicken wars in the early 1960s; (iv) The US–Japan automobile trade war in the 1980s; (v) 1985 Pasta War between America under the Regan Administration of United States and Europe; (vi) The Banana wars. However, trade becomes more intense in the present century with the increase of the economic trade instruments. Under the Obama Administration, currency war and tariff war both became strong between the United States and China with intense effect over the globe. After the Obama regime, came Donald John Trump with a number of controversial (aggressive) trade protectionism plans saying thereby “China’s accession to the World Trade Organization has enabled the greatest jobs theft in history” and “Trillions of our dollars and millions of our jobs flowed overseas as a result.” Even during the COVID-19 period in the 2020s, threats and counter-threats have been on the ascend. It is in this backdrop the present chapter mainly traces the history of trade wars in the twenty-first century, touching upon the nineteenth and twentieth century trade battles.

Handbook of Research on Economic and Political Implications of Green Trading and Energy Use, 2019

Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are essentially inexha... more Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are essentially inexhaustible like sunlight, wind, hydropower, and various forms of biomass. India has a huge renewable energy potential, and the availability of renewable energy sources is widely dispersed. The key objectives of the chapter are to assess the state development of renewable energy in India. It is seen that the average percentage users of solar power in India has increased from 0.27% in 2001 to 0.44% in 2011. ANOVA results indicate there is significant difference among the states of India in renewable energy development in comparison to their potential capacities, and there is enough scope for the development of renewable energy like solar energy in India.

DOI: 10.21276/sjahss.2018.6.1.41 Abstract: Education plays a very important role in the growth an... more DOI: 10.21276/sjahss.2018.6.1.41 Abstract: Education plays a very important role in the growth and prosperity of any nation. West Bengal, a well-known state of eastern India has witnessed a significant expansion in the recent years both in number of institutions and student enrolment. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the higher education institutions in providing quality education. Students‟ rating of teaching is world-wide acceptable method of measuring the quality of higher education. The overall experience gained by the students during their academic journey in their institutions is a key factor to determine the institutional quality. The study covers rural and urban areas of three districts in West Bengal namely Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Purulia. A structured questionnaire containing 34 items on quality of higher education has been used for the purpose of the study. The respondents have been asked to rate the quality of education using the fiv...

Indian journal of agricultural economics, 2012

Rainfed areas in the country still account for 60 per cent of the cultivated area and are home to... more Rainfed areas in the country still account for 60 per cent of the cultivated area and are home to majority of rural poor and marginal farmers. Repeated droughts and erratic rainfall have severely affected the livelihood of rural people. The irrigation sector will also likely to be strongly affected by climate change for the predicted increased variability in precipitation (Palanisami, 2010). It is well documented in the literature that irrigation plays the vital role in improving the yield or productivity in the agricultural sector and the impact of irrigation on reducing poverty is striking (Roy, 2006; Balasubramanian and Selvaraj, 2003; Anbumozhi et al., 2007). Among the irrigation sources, tank irrigation is considered important as it can play a very critical role in the sustainable irrigation development particularly in the dry zones. Tank means a small scale surface reservoir deriving the inflows mainly from rainfall run-off. Tanks can have a wider geological distribution than ...

There is a compelling need to increase rice productivity in India due to less availability and lo... more There is a compelling need to increase rice productivity in India due to less availability and low productivity of land. The system of Rice Intensification (SRI) has been proved to be successful method of rice cultivation in many areas around the globe. In this backdrop there is an urgent need to explore the possibilities of adopting new innovative production technique like SRI in the dry zones where the yield is low. Here an attempt has been made to understand the justification of the SRI cultivation in terms of productivity and profitabality in the dry zone like Nayagram block in West Bengal in India. The results suggest that in terms of both cost savings and productivity gain, SRI performs better compared to conventional methods of cultivation. The probability of adoption of SRI by farmer households increases with the adult family members, livestock, membership of farmers‟ organization and access to irrigation.

India's balance of payments (BoP) has gone though several merits and oddities over its long j... more India's balance of payments (BoP) has gone though several merits and oddities over its long journey since her liberalization era. On its way forward it has faced three of the world's worst challenges from the global turmoil. Of them, the impact of first crisis on India was minimal. But the other two crises had a tremendous impact on its external sector. In effect, the current and capital account of India's BoP have undergone significant structural changes during these two and a half a decades (1990–1991 to 2014–2015). It is in this context this chapter evaluates the evolution of two and a half decades of India's BoP in the context of global changes and exchange rate fluctuations and instability.

Public financing is critical in providing adequate resources for equitable expansion of secondary... more Public financing is critical in providing adequate resources for equitable expansion of secondary education. This paper discusses the trends in public financing of secondary education in West Bengal during 1980-81 to 2008-09. During this period the growth rate of public expenditure on secondary education in West Bengal is quite low at constant prices (1993-94). Hence it can’t keep pace with the secondary (classes V-XII) enrolment growth. Moreover, this expenditure is made mainly on non-plan head. However, the relative importance of secondary education in West Bengal has increased within the education sector during 1980-81 to 2004-05.

West Bengal is well known all over the world for its expertise in arts and craft. Its artisans ha... more West Bengal is well known all over the world for its expertise in arts and craft. Its artisans have skill in architectural splendors to its excellent works on crafts of conch shell. Not only are conch shell crafts beautiful and delicate, they are also considered to be extremely auspicious, as per Hindu mythology. The beauty and uniqueness of these crafts is very difficult to be described in words. Conch shell is used as an ornament, as a trumpet, as a musical instrument, a wind instrument that is made from a seashell. Shankhis a finished product of conch shell. This research paper is based on primary survey of 240 households conducted on conch shell units in the four districts of West Bengal namely North 24-Paraganas, PurbaMedinipur, PaschimMedinipur and Bankura. The paper tries to estimate the cost and profit of the sample the sample conchshell units. The study finds that conch shell industry still plays an important role in generating livelihood through creation of income.

Economic problems of India in the pre-independence era were addressed in the writings of thinkers... more Economic problems of India in the pre-independence era were addressed in the writings of thinkers and scholars like Raja Rammohan Ray, Dadabhai Naoroji, Mahadev Gobinda Ranade, Ramesh C. Dutt and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. On economic development of the country, Swami Vivekananda possessed his own views on the economic issues like eradication of poverty, agricultural and industrial development, condition of the laboring people and economic system. Even after seven decades after Independence, India still remains one of the poorest nations in terms of per capita income and ranks low in Human Development Index (HDI). The article attempts to look into economic thoughts of Swami Vivekananda and their present-day relevance.