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The development debate of Kerala has received global attention because of its uniqueness. The state enjoys the status of cent per cent literate state in the country with literacy rate (89.81 per cent) equal to the literacy rate of the USA. Life expectancy also stood above the all India level. Male l...
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| 100 | |a Mani, K P | ||
| 245 | |a Agri Business Ventures |c Potentialities of an Alternate Form of Entrepreneurship in K | ||
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| 520 | |a The development debate of Kerala has received global attention because of its uniqueness. The state enjoys the status of cent per cent literate state in the country with literacy rate (89.81 per cent) equal to the literacy rate of the USA. Life expectancy also stood above the all India level. Male life expectancy rose to 68 years in 1991 from 46 years in 1961 while female literacy improved from 50 years in 1961 to 68 years in 1991. (Details relating to 2001 census are not yet available). The improvements in health care is further reflected in the favourable infant mortality rate and birth rate. Infant mortality rate improved to 22 in 1991 compared to 120 in 1961, the percentage change being 81.66. On the other hand, the all India figures remain above 100 even today. While this is the glorified past, the per capita income of the state continues to be low. This paradox between high HDI and low per capita income is well qualified as the Kerala Model. Different hypotheses have been formulated by the scholars for these state of affairs and also identified the determinants, the major being, huge unemployment, low aqricultural income, low agricultural prices, shifts in cropping... | ||
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| 650 | |a Agribusiness Ventures | ||
| 650 | |a Agribusiness | ||
| 650 | |a Entrepreneurship Research | ||
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| 650 | |a Fifth Biennial Conference On Current Tre | ||
| 650 | |a Biennial Conference Papers | ||
| 773 | |a Fifth Biennial Conference on Current Trends in Entrepreneurs Research |d January 6-8, | ||
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