Over 70% of the population in India lives in the rural areas of the country. The needs of this vast population, subsistence or otherwise (livelihood related), have been addressed by several programmes and initiatives guided by central or state policies. The policies or ensuing programmes have, however, been sectoral—planned and managed by specific ministries or departments. Energy too has been ...

The present study is to indicate that the comparison between sectoral production multipliers of an input-output (I/O) model and a social accounting matrix (SAM) framework is almost impossible without taking into account accounting balances and theoretical considerations. Theoretically, the I/O model provides the Leontief’s production function, on the basis of which sectoral output multiplier ca...

The Malian government has chosen to test the use of the Climate Proofing for Development (CP4Dev) approach developed by GTZ to integrate climate change into development planning and to adapt it to their needs. On behalf of Germany’s Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GTZ/GIZ is assisting Mal...

This short article represents a further development of the article published in IJAWB earlier in the summer of 2017 Bousbaine et al. [1]. In Section 1, we develop the characteristics of Strategic Development Planning (for and by the citizens and collective actors) for a territory. In Section 2, we discuss some specific characteristics of Strategic Development Planning for Agricultural Developme...

OBJECTIVES The population health approach is increasingly recognized for its role in health system reform; however, its broad scope and definition have been criticized for being a barrier to clear communication. This qualitative study examined the way senior healthcare leaders in Canada conceptualize and operationalize the population health approach in planning and decision-making. FINDINGS C...

Intensified industrialization in developing countries has recently resulted in huge electric power demand growth; however, electricity generation in these countries is still heavily reliant on inefficient and traditional non-renewable technologies. In this paper, we develop an integrated game-theoretic model for effective power systems planning thorough balancing between supply and demand for e...