Manisha Sharma2 1Researcher‚ Department of Economics‚ Punjabi University‚ Patiala (Punjab)‚ India. E-mail: 2Assistant Professor‚ Department of Distance Education‚ Punjabi University‚ Patiala (Punjab)‚ India. E-mail: Abstract: A progressive agriculture serves as a powerful engine of economic growth of any country. It helps in initiating and sustaining the development of other sectors of the economy. In view of this‚ after independence the Government of India adopted a positive approach and specific
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National Development Policy - Announced in 1991 by Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. - To achieve balanced progress in order to form an integrated and just society - To achieve national unity - Focused on just distribution of resources - To encourage development of all economic sectors by fair division‚ strengthen the national integration by reducing the social and economic differences between the people and build a progressive‚ productive and skillful human resources Evolution
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me out of the jungle of programming a thousand times. I would like to express a special thanks to Dr. Babar Shahbaz for welcoming me warmly in Islamabad and Faisalabad and the steady correspondence as well as the staff of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)‚ especially Dr. Abid Suleri‚ Taliman and Nazim Ali for technical and logistical support‚ long discussions and an enjoyable time at the office. Thank you to Maaz Ismail‚ who helped me to understand the farmers of Kaghan valley and secured
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The Role of Agriculture in the Economic Development of Bangladesh Muhammed Nazmul Islam Economic Portrait of Bangladesh After December 1971 Bangladesh was expected to be a prosperous economy by eradication of poverty & utilization of political freedom to avail economic liberation. With great ambitions in eyes & high responsibilities on the shoulder‚ Bangladesh reached to the 20th century with some achievements & lots of disappointments. In past 20 years (1990 to 2009) the Gross Domestic Product
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Expansionary Economic Policy David Gors ECO203: Principles of Macroeconomics Nick Bergan April 14‚ 2013 In economic terms‚ a recession is defined as a general slowdown in economic activity. In an effort to move the economy out of a recession‚ the government would implement expansionary economic policies. One action the government would take would include conducting expansionary fiscal policy. The other action taken would be conducting expansionary monetary policy. Both of these actions would
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Competitive Strategies‚ Government policies and Global Competition Guy Hull‚ Samuel Stahlschmidt and Livio Waits ECO/365 Jan 6‚ 2014 Eugene Kaufman Competitive Strategies‚ Government policies and Global Competition Businesses regardless of size or scope of operations need to be aware of changes in the business environment and plan for such changes. The competitive environment facing businesses encompasses all external entities competing for the same goods and services. These external factors
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“Poverty and hunger in India: A socio-economic analysis of policies of the government(s)” Meril Mathew Joy 2009/BALLB/028 IIIrd Semester ____________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION OF POVERTY AND HUNGER “Poverty”has reduced but still remains a major concern for Nation. Poverty is not only the scarcity of resources‚ but is set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. “Hunger” and “Poverty” are powerful but familiar terms. Everyone knows what they
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Modern Agriculture: Its Effects on the Environment Agriculture has been a major component of the United States economy ever since colonial days‚ when 9 out of 10 working persons were employed on a farm. Produclivity of American agriculture has tripled since then‚ and today only 3 percent of our labor force produces enough food and fiber to meet domestic needs as well as supplying about 10 percent of total overseas consumption. This huge increase in efficiency has been the result of many factors
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Effects Of Genetic Engineering On Agriculture The Effects of Genetic Engineering on Agriculture Agribiotechnology is the study of making altered agricultural products. Agribusiness is trying to alter the genes of already existing products to try to enhance the biocompetitiveness and adaptability of crops by enhancing plant resistance to drought‚ salinity‚ disease‚ pests and herbicides. They are going to try to enhance their growth‚ productivity‚ nutrient value‚ and chemical composition. The old
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significantly among rural and urban areas and from province to province‚ from a low of 14% in urban Sindh to 41% in rural NWFP. Pakistan has grown much more than other low-income countries‚ but has failed to achieve social progress commensurate with its economic growth. The educated and well-off urban population lives not so differently from their counterparts in other countries of similar income range. However‚ the poor and rural inhabitants of Pakistan are being left behind. For example‚ access to
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