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Working Papers | 1977

Rural Banks for Rural Development: The Indian Experiment

Wadhva Charan D

The establishment of the new institution of the regional rural banks (RRBs) in India since 1975 has aroused a great deal of interest and controversy among the policy-makers and observers of the Indian economy. The purpose of this paper is to examine the background and salient features of the scheme for establishing the RRBs and to evaluate their performance. The paper concludes that the RRBs have been set up for meeting a distinctive objective and felt need in the area of rural credit. They may be identified as the development banks of the rural poor in India. These banks have had to work under several constraints some of which were totally beyond their control. Due credit must be given to the RRBs and their sponsoring banks for having achieved some tangible results within a short period of time. The paper cites the experience of the working of two RRBs as case studies. Based on the experience gained so far, this paper presents a case for reorganizing the working of the RRBs along certain lines for strengthening their role so that they can achieve the objectives for which they have been set up.

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Working Papers | 1977

The Style of Corporate Management, Goals, Strategy Structure and Performance

Khandwalla P N

Using cluster analysis of questionnaire data from the top managements of 103 Candaian companies, seven styles of corporate top management were identified. Each style was a particular configuration of the orientation to risk taking, technocracy, participation, structuring and coercion. The contextual conditions-properties of the company's external environment, its age and size, and its industry-associated with each style were also identified. Each style's relationship to measures of corporate goals, strategy, organizational structure, and corporate performance was examined. The theoretical and practical implications of the results were outlined.

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Working Papers | 1977

The Concept of Bonus

Srivastava Uma Kant

The paper traces the genesis and history of the concept of bonus which has, in less than thirty years, taken on the shape of an adjunct to achieve the standard living wage: annual profit sharing; deferred wage and finally a composite of deferred wage and profit sharing including links into productivity and production bonus.

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Working Papers | 1977

Some Propositions about Institutions Building

Pareek Udai

The process of growth and development of institutions requires more attention than it has been given. Eighteen propositions are given under five categories: goals, people, structure, culture, and leadership. The propositions state important dimension in relation to these five aspects, and raise relevant issues on institution building. The main focus of all propositions is on the process of institution building.

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Working Papers | 1977

Costs of Operations in Agricultural Financing by Formal Agencies

Desai G M

The purpose of this paper is to first briefly discuss the main elements of costs in agricultural finance operations of formal agencies. Secondly, the sources of high administrative costs are identified. And finally a strategy is proposed for reducing these high costs. These objectives are discussed mainly in conceptual terms. Wherever possible the available costs data are also used for empirical validation of analytical arguments. However, in India these data are not yet adequately documented. Nor are the experiences of group or area approach to agricultural financing adequately studied.

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Working Papers | 1977

Operations Research and Planning for Dharmpur

Patel Nitin R

This paper describes experience with application of operations research techniques in planning infrastructure for the Dharampur taluka in Gujarat. The work done covers four principal areas: 1. Design of a road network 2. Location of service centres 3. Development of an inter-active computer program using computer graphics 4. Phasing of service centres

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Working Papers | 1977

Changes in Land Ownership Pattern - An Aspect of Structural Change in Indian Agriculture

Vyas Vijay Shankar

Changes in agrarian structure are, usually, slow. But they indicate directions in which the economy is moving. One expression of such change is the changes in the land holding pattern. So long as land is the key variable in the economy of rural households, changes in size distribution of holding have obvious significance. In this paper such changes are documented with the help of N.S.S. rounds for the decade of 1960s. The paper also examines the rate of market induced, policy induced and demographic factors in explaining changes in land holding pattern.

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Working Papers | 1977

The Industrial Man of India

Sheth N R

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the nature of industrial culture emerging in India in the background of the concepts regarding the industrial society prevailing in contemporary social science. The author examines the classical hypothesis that the norms and institutions of the traditional Indian society are incompatible with the social and economic pre-conditions of modern technology. It is argued that Indian entrepreneurs and workers found it relatively easy to move from the rural-agricultural nexus of traditional India to modern industrial work due to a degree of flexibility inherent in the traditional society as well as the unique interaction between Indian and western intellectuals during the British rule. An attempt is then made to analyze the psychological, social, economic and political forces influencing the Indian industrial man and the implications of these forces for maintenance and development of a social order Indians may want to achieve.

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Working Papers | 1977

Rural Development - Some Issues and Approaches

Vyas Vijay Shankar

There is a broad consensus on the content of rural development as a programme. An equalitarian has, emphasis on self reliance and local participation may be considered as key attributes of rural development. There are yet significant differences on certain ideological and strategic issues. The issues are classified under two categories: General and Strategic. Among the general issue question of socio-economic context place of land reforms and the question of appropriate technology are raised. Among the strategic issues paper touches upon the questions such as, Area Vs Beneficiary approach, single Vs Multi Sector approach, Wastages to Social Services, role of resources, role of outsiders etc.

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Working Papers | 1977

On Wait-And-See Stochastic Linear Programs: An Application and Algorithm

Patel Nitin R

This paper develops a computational algorithm for estimating the mean objective function value of a stochastic linear programming problem of the passive or wait-and-see type. The algorithm is applied to a problem connected with design of a 'milk-grid' in India and is found to be computationally effective in that case. It is most likely to be useful in the case of fairly large LP problems with a few (<10) stochastic right hand side variables.

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