01
Original Article
Open Access
Economic Benefits of Agricultural Tourism: Appraisal and Prospects
I. Krishna Murthy
· pp. 4–11
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2014/v3i2/55967
According to Bowen (1989), when tourism becomes established in an agrarian economy, the common perception is that tourism will drive out agriculture, but with the emergence of corporate farming and smart farmers, there is a need to integrate the fate …
Keywords:
GDP Growth, Agriculture-Tourism, Service Sector, Economic Growth, Revenue Generation
02
Original Article
Open Access
The Existing Commodity Sales Tax System and the Proposed Indian GST: An Analysis Using Mclure's Ideal Sales Tax System
Anushuya, Karam Pal Narwal
· pp. 12–19
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2014/v3i2/55970
A sound tax system plays a vital role in the development of public finances of any country. So, each country tries to achieve it with the help of various reforms, which take place according to its economic, political, and financial …
Keywords:
Taxation, Tax Reforms, Sales Tax, VAT, Goods and Services Tax (GST)
03
Original Article
Open Access
Industrial Sickness in the Small Scale Industrial Sector of India with Special Reference to Financial Gap
Satinder Kumar
· pp. 20–31
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2014/v3i2/55973
The major thrust of the present paper is to examine the estimates of the working capital gap in the small scale industrial sector of India during the period from 1981-82 to 2006-07, that is, the pre-reform period (1981-1990) and the …
Keywords:
Small Scale Industrial Sector, Working Capital Gap, Sickness, Granger Causality, Globalization, Financial Institutions
04
Original Article
Open Access
A Note on the Correct Diagrammatic Presentation of the Case of Perfectly Elastic Demand and Supply
Ketan K. Shah
· pp. 32–36
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2014/v3i2/55976
This short note tries to highlight an egregious error present in the diagrams of perfectly elastic demand and perfectly elastic supply in microeconomic textbooks. Both these diagrams are incomplete in most of the books as far as the second price …
Keywords:
Demand, Supply, Price, Elasticity, Infinite
05
Original Article
Open Access
Women's Literacy Rate, Sex Ratio, and Women Work Participation in Punjab: A Granger Causality Analysis
Preeti Sharma, Sangeeta Nagaich
· pp. 37–45
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2014/v3i2/55977
This paper has focused on the relationship between women's literacy rate, sex ratio, and women work participation. This paper focuses on gender discrimination found in Punjab. A Granger-causality analysis was carried out in order to assess whether there is any …
Keywords:
Women Work Participation, Literacy Rate, Sex Ratio, Status of Women