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Decentralized planning is sometimes seen as a strategy to address the failures of:

AMarket economies

BCentralized planning

CSocialist economies

DCommand economies

Answer:

B. Centralized planning

Read Explanation:

  • Centralized planning often led to a lack of responsiveness to local needs, bureaucratic inefficiencies, and a disconnect from the populace, which decentralized planning aims to correct.

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Based on the HCES 2022-23, what can be inferred about Kerala's household spending on food?

  1. In Kerala, the share of food in total consumption expenditure is the highest in rural areas among all states.
  2. Kerala's rural households spend the lowest percentage of their total expenditure on food, at 36%.
  3. In urban areas, Kerala has the highest recorded share of food expenditure.
  4. Kerala's low spending on food, both in rural and urban areas, indicates a shift towards non-essential goods and services.