The text within develops a simple model to show that mispricing of electricity-at nearly zero usage prices- is the principal reason for over drawl of ground water and social waste in subsidising of agriculture in India, and how direct subsidies could overcome the same
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IIR 2001: How Low Usage Charges for Drinking Water Act Against the Interests of the Poor
The box shows, analytically, how low charges for drinking water can hurt the poor in a situation of limited supply when the price elastic demand of the rich compete with the (need) inelastic demand of the poor. It argues that this is a core problem in many Indian citi
Competition Policy In India: Issues For A Globalising Economy
Competition policy is essential for any economy in transition as it complements other liberalising initiatives. However, the scope, sequencing and timing of competition and other policies have to be determined by each economy according to its own compulsions and needs
GEB Reforms: A Note On Regulatory Strategy And An Approach To Privatisation
The paper makes a proposal for market competition in generation, through the development of a hybrid wholesale and retail (for bulk consumers alone) market. It is not a marker for all the electricity in the system, but largely a market that would allow distribution-cu
Infrastructure Development And Financing: Towards A Public-Private Partnership
This book initiated academic work in the area of private investment in infrastructure in India. Divided into five parts, the book contains eleven articles and thirteen case studies on power, telecom and transportation. In this book, infrastructure development and fina
Competition Policy In India
In India protection and controls are being replaced by a competitive and de-regulated open economic system. In the pre-reform era, various restraints to competition existed, which have now been relaxed. One key issue in the phase of transition is of ensuring and manag
Constraints To Export Growth In The Small Firm Sector
This paper analyses exports from small firms and brings out the constraints in expansion and growth of the same. A large primary survey of over 1200 firms is used to bring out experiences of small firms. Small firms would have to have a major role in exports from Indi
Why Not Push for a 9 Per Cent Growth Rate?
One quite indisputable gain of the reform has been the increasing openness of the economy. The rise in the openness ratio began in the mid-1980s and accelerated in the 1990s, following the depreciation of the currency in 1990-91. However, the 1997-98 budget and the cu