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Working Papers | 1987

A Generalization of the Nash Bargaining Solution in Two Person Co-Operative Games

Lahiri Somdeb

Existence and characterization of a generalized bargaining solution incorporating preferential treatment is discussed. Similar results pertaining to variable reference point games are motivated.

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Working Papers | 1987

Managing Access, Assurance and Ability: What Should Rural Development Managers Learn and Unlearn?

Anil K. Gupta

Training of rural development managers has attracted considerable attention in the recent past in light of the drive in the Central Government for upgrading the professional skills of development managers. However, the thrust is either training people at the lower levels or sending senior managers including public servants abroad. The relationship between political economy, socio-ecological context and the training pedagogy have neither been systematically analyzed nor pursued. The paper makes a case for building upon experiential knowledge of the rural development managers and suggest alternative training approaches which can demystify the expert knowledge and at the same time provide a basis for greater collegiality between trainer and trainees. The match between theory and practice will also improve if further refinements in the methodology suggested here is attempted. Need for innovations in designing curricula and training strategies for senior as well as junior level of development bureaucracy cannot be over-emphasized. It is strongly suggested that top bureaucracy in the central and state government as well as public corporations, banks etc. need far more training to modify their perceptions of the problem and likely solutions than the middle managers. Likewise the last level of functionaries also need much greater attention. Excessive emphasize on training middle managers is bound to prove counterproductive. The paper is eidted into four parts. In part one the conceptual framework link space, season, sector and social stratification besides access, assurance and ability are discussed. In part two the issues which have arisen during various training programmes in which administrators were asked to share their dilemma are given. Part three includes review of rural development training programmes in some of the institutions and finally alternative approaches for future training strategies are given in part four.

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Working Papers | 1987

Wage Differentials Between Sexes in India - An Explanation

Ravindra H. Dholakia

Persistent wage differential between male and female workers in any economy is generally sought to be explained by the hypotheses of job-discrimination or sex-discrimination. In the conditions prevalent in the Indian labor market, these two hypotheses do not appear to be convincing. Alternatively, labor market imperfection and segmentation of labor market into male and female labor with distinct supply characteristics are considered to be the main factors behind the wage differential between the sexes. It is the profit maximizing behavior of the wage discriminating monopsonists rather than personal preferences and prejudices of employers against females that gives rise to the persistent wage differential between equally skilled and experienced men and women workers. If such an explanation is accepted, then the policy prescriptions for tackling the male-female wage differentials are totally different from the ones based on the hypotheses of job discrimination and sex-discrimination.

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Working Papers | 1987

Opportunities and Constraints in the Growth of Production of Oilseeds and Edible Oils in a Systems Framework

Srivastava Uma Kant

In recent years there has been an alarming gap between demand and supply of edible oils. This has necessitated an import of edible oils worth about Rs. 1,000 crores per annum. The present edible oil demand-supply gap to widen substantially by the year 2000 A.D. This realization has led to oilseed production being included in 20 point programme also setting up of a technology mission for the same. The major objective of all the interventions and government policy supports is to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oil production in the near future. This paper is designed in the achievements of self-sufficiency objective and key areas of policy action. The analysis is presented in a system framework.

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Working Papers | 1987

Preparation and Implementation of Credit Plans

Gurdev Singh and Asokan S R

Under the multi-agency approach to rural credit, lead bank scheme was introduced to plan and implement credit programmes at district level. The idea was to achieve coordination among the financial, developmental and administrative agencies for integrated development of the districts. District Credit Plans (DCPs) was the instrument considered for the purpose. So far three rounds of DCPs have been prepared and implemented by various lead banks in their respective districts. This paper examines various rounds of DCPs in the selected districts. The various issues identified and discussed relate to the generation of data, estimation of credit gap and funds availability, allocation of loan funds, disbursement of loans, monitoring and recovery, etc. The ways and means are suggested to make the DCPs a more effective tool for integrated rural development.

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Working Papers | 1987

A Generalization of the Raiffa - Kalai-Smorodinsky Solution in Two Person Bargaining Games

Lahiri Somdeb

In this paper we present a generalization of the Raiffa-Kalai. Smorodinsky Solution to two person bargaining games, to incorporate asymmetries in solution payoffs.

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Working Papers | 1987

Scientific Perception of Farmers Innovations in Dry regions: Barriers to the Scientific Curiosity

Anil K. Gupta

Surprise is a necessary condition for making a discovery. If a phenomenon out there does not surprise us and thus is not noted by us, could it be because of the familiarity that we have with it. In that case, is perception of an innovation and function of individual theory of social change or activity. The question of local agricultural knowledge not being perceived by agricultural scientists was raised in a study on Matching Farmers' Concerns with Technologists' Objectives: A Study of Scientific Goal Setting in Dry Farming. Paper deals with two questions: (1) How do we classify local/indigenous knowledge and (2) why don't scientists pursue some of these practices further to draw science out of these or to build upon these.

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Working Papers | 1987

Marine Fisheries Development: An Outlook at Turn of the Century and Key Policy Issues

Srivastava Uma Kant

Marine fisheries will have to play a crucial role in augmenting supplies both in the domestic as well as export markets. Thrust of the development will be deep sea and brackish water resources. The exploitation of these resources, particularly deep sea, will require a rapid transition from chartering of vessels to joint ventures and owned fleet with modern and sophisticated technology. Creation of sizeable owned fleet would require massive credit and fiscal support. This thrust for exploitation of deep sea resources can be sustained with consorted attempts to formulate and implement strategies for product development and marketing in both domestic as well as export markets. This will also require the attention to develop the necessary infrastructure to handle such vessels, onshore processing facilities, better management of fishing harbors, cold chain grid in the domestic markets, development of transit and terminal markets at wholesale and retail levels. Boat Building Yards will have to take up new challenges. This also throws up challenges for net marketing industry in this country. All these developments would also require massive efforts for training and development of manpower. This paper deals with all these areas in a systems framework and suggests appropriate policy support measures for strengthening various elements of the system.

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Working Papers | 1987

Optimal Maintenance and Life of Machines, Subject to Time Varying Rate of Depreciation

Lahiri Somdeb

In this paper we study the optimal maintenance policy and life of machines with time varying decay rate of quality. Many management problems involve the determination of the life or horizon of an activity in combination with the management of it. We study a particular class of such problems, and obtain solutions for optimal maintenance policies and life of machines.

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Working Papers | 1987

Existence of Nash Equilibrium Programs of Capital Accumulation Under Altruistic Preferences: The Continuous Time Case

Lahiri Somdeb

This paper presents a general model of altruistic growth in continuous time, where agents' welfare are assumed separable in current consumption levels and levels of incremental consumption. We prove the existence of Nash Equilibrium Programs of Capital accumulation.

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