Centre for Development Studies (Kerala, India): Recent submissions
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Overseas recruitment in India : structures, practices and remedies
(Centre for Development Studies, 2010)This paper is drawn from an exploratory study aimed at assessing the efficiency of the existing institution for governing labour emigration in India with special reference to the overseas recruitment system. It traces ... -
Impact of the global recession on migration and remittances in Kerala : new evidences from the Return Migration Study (RMS) 2009
(Centre for Development Studies, 2010)The Research Unit on International Migration at the Centre for Development Studies undertook this study on the request of Department of Non-Resident Keralite Affairs (NORKA), Government of Kerala. NORKA envisagaaed that ... -
Financing pattern of Indian corporate sector under liberalisation : with focus on acquiring firms abroad
(Centre for Development Studies, 2011)Indian corporate sector has experienced a paradigm shift over the last two decades with the initiation of certain measures of financial liberalisation. As a result of these policy changes, the ratio of Indian FDI outflows ... -
Diversification in rural livelihood strategies : a macro-level evidence from Jammu and Kashmir
(Centre for Development Studies, 2010)Agricultural sector is predominant in the economy of Jammu and Kashmir and provides livelihood to the majority of the population. The overall economic growth of the state depends largely on the progress of agricultural ... -
The effect of information technology on wage inequality : evidence from Indian manufacturing sector
(Centre for Development Studies, 2010)A persistent widening of skill based wage inequality in the Indian Organised Manufacturing sector has been reported by many researchers. Two main hypotheses had been tested in developed economies to explain such a ... -
The financial crisis in the Gulf and its impact on South Asian migrant workers
(Centre for Development Studies, 2010)The financial crisis originated in the United States of America and impacted the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC hereafter) countries after a time lag. The falling oil prices, contracting trade and declining private investment ... -
Total factor productivity growth and its decomposition : an assessment of the Indian banking sector in the 'true' liberalised era
(Centre for Development Studies, 2010)Assessments of the performance of Indian commercial banks are not new in the literature. However, most of the earlier studies consider relatively partial measures such as technical efficiency of the banks in assessing ... -
Cross-border mergers and acquisition in India : extent, nature and structure
(Centre for Development Studies, 2010)The corporate sector all over the world is restructuring its operations through mergers and acquisitions in an unprecedented manner in order to successfully overcome the challenges posed by globalization. One of the ... -
Nature and characteristics of seasonal labour migration : a case study in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh
(Centre for Development Studies, 2010)In India, migration from rural areas is an important issue that is gaining more significance year after year. Moreover, the extent, nature, characteristics and pattern of migration have been evolving over time. In fact, ... -
Land, labour and migrations : understanding Kerala's economic modernity
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)This paper seeks to map out the historical trajectory leading to a series of migrations in and from the erstwhile princely state of Travancore during 1900-70 in order to acquire and bring land under cultivation. It argues ... -
Tax devolution and grant distribution to States in India : analysis and roadmap for alternatives
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)The paper attempts to analyse the impact of devolution of taxes and distribution grants by the Centre to the States in India by taking fourteen major States for the time period 1980-81 to 2006-07. The study focuses on ... -
Globalisation lived locally : new forms of control, conflict and response among labour in Kerala, examined through a labour geography lens
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)With the support of the labour geography framework, this study tries to analyse how the economic geography of capitalism is shaped by the spatial practices of labour. We look into a model, not upon a global scale but ... -
Household out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in India : levels, patterns and policy concerns
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)This paper uses the most recent wave of Consumer Expenditure Survey 2004-05 to examine the distribution of Out of Pocket (OOP) healthcare payments in India. The purpose of the paper is threefold; first, to analyse the ... -
Globalisation lived locally : new forms of control, conflict and response among labour in Kerala, examined through a labour geography lens
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)With the support of the labour geography framework, this study tries to analyse how the economic geography of capitalism is shaped by the spatial practices of labour. We look into a model, not upon a global scale but ... -
High skilled migration from India : an analysis of its economic implications
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)The purpose of the paper is first to quantify the extent of high skilled migration from India and then to distil out two of its economic implications to her home economy. First the high skilled migration has resulted ... -
Has India become more innovative since 1991? : analysis of the evidence and some disquieting features
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)India is variously described as a knowledge-based economy in the making thanks essentially due to her high economic growth and the role played by knowledge-intensive sectors such as Information Technology in spurring ... -
Migration and urban poverty in India : some preliminary observations
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)Decision to Migrate is mostly a choice - except in compelling circumstances of conflict and insecurity - and therefore needs to be examined in terms of its economic outcomes. This paper deals with migration decisions ... -
A study of National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme in three Grama Panchayats of Kasaragod District
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)This paper attempts to study the impact of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme in three Grama Panchayats of Kasaragod District,namely Madikai, Ajanoor and Trikarpur. It also looks into the organizational ... -
The deluge of debt : understanding the financial needs of poor households
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)This paper is about the financial lives of poor households. It examines the different sources of income and expenditure of the poor households residing in a coastal settlement in Kerala. The method of financial diary ... -
Morbidity patterns in Kerala : levels and determinants
(Centre for Development Studies, 2009)This paper examines the levels, patterns, and determinants of morbidity in Kerala. This study is based on a community survey conducted in 2004, in three districts of the state namely Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram and ...