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The author is Chair, Institute for Competitiveness, India
The Case for Integrated Development of Rural and Urban Areas: Compared to statutory urban towns that are governed by urban local bodies such as municipalities and municipal corporations, the quality of infrastructure in Census Towns is significantly inferior
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Despite the fact that it is impossible to trace the migration from one income class to another due to the lack of class classifications, the top one per cent’s piece of the pie is growing, further marginalising the poor
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To understand the impact of urbanisation and economic development, it is necessary to understand the nature of urbanisation and whether urbanisation creates an enabling environment for economic development. There are several factors that determine whether urbanisation translates into economic development
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An ecosystem facilitating the journey to registration as well as the journey beyond that point will create pathways towards sustained formalisation
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The diverse discourse lands the middle class at the core of economic development, presented as the prototype of an economically healthy class with a high and dignified standard of living
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The MGNREGS is not perfect in its entirety, but it has enormous potential in keeping the poorest of the poor households afloat, stopping them from further descending into abject poverty, and perhaps halting the cycle of poverty.
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We must capitalize on it providing rich investments in early education, which will turn them into a huge pool of human capital of great worth, ready to give impetus to the economic growth and overall development of their nation.
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As India undergoes this demographic transition, the Quality of Life for Elderly Index can guide the country to take preemptive action, respond to the challenges posed as well as bag the opportunities that are presented.
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The employment relationship so framed should clearly state the level of accountability shared between the two parties, the level of control each stakeholder exercises in pricing/remuneration decisions, the type of control platforms can exercise over the gig workers, and so on.
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As user needs shift from seeking isolated products to holistic experience-based lifestyle solutions that cuts across sectors, EMCs bring together MEs from different industries and allow external stakeholders to join them to co-create such solutions.
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