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Using Family Histories to Understand the Intergenerational Transmission of Chronic Poverty
Miller, Robert - eSocialSciences - 2007
A method of collecting family histories that would act as a means of linking households from the panel studies with individual life histories is proposed. The procedure used to construct a three-generation ‘social genealogical’ chart of the family and a strategy for interviewing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699094
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Unlocking Public Entrepreneurship and Public Economies
Ostrom, Elinor - eSocialSciences - 2010
. Opening the private sphere to entrepreneurship and complex market organization is well understood as a key to increasing the … level and quality of private goods available to consumers. Opening the public sphere to entrepreneurship and innovation at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008599379
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Not Just Mad Englishmen and a Dog: The Colonial Tuning of 'Music on Record', 1900-1908
Parthasarathi, Vibodh - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper excavates how the advent of commercial audiography, through 'Recording Expeditions' between 1902 and 1907, shaped configurations of the nascent business in, and culture around, 'music on record'. It will weigh the evolving nature of colonial imprints on these configurations by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008504566
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Creative Leaders
Kalam, APJ Abdul - eSocialSciences - 2007
Five examples of leadership which provides an insight into how selfless individuals with expert knowledge and determination succeed in contributing to societal development are narrated. [Address at the Launching of the Post-Centenary Golden Jubilee Celebrations of University of Mumbai, Mumbai].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696005
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Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou
Strauss, John; Qian, Edward Y.; Shen, Minggao; Liu, Dong; … - eSocialSciences - 2010
The purpose of this study to help shed light on the entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs and enterprise growth in Wenzhou …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008616868
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Asian Century: A Comparative Analysis of Growth in China, India and other Asian Economies
Basu, Kaushik - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper argues that if the Chinese economy had failed, mainstream economics would have described this as completely predictable, given the extent and nature of involvement of the Chinese state in the functioning of markets and the economy. The fact that China has succeeded therefore should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752338
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Peace, Prosperity, and Pro-Growth Entrepreneurship
Naudé, Wim - eSocialSciences - 2010
Support for entrepreneurship is widely seen as a mechanism to facilitate prosperity and peace in a growing number of … post-conflict states. In this paper they critically evaluate this view. They argue that entrepreneurship is a ubiquitous … quality in post-conflict states but not necessarily always for the good. Unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008677808
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Entrepreneurial Ventures and the Developmental State: Lessons from the Advanced Economies
Lazonick, William - eSocialSciences - 2010
A basic intellectual challenge for those concerned with the poverty of nations is to come to grips with the nature and causes of the wealth of the world’s wealthier nations. One might then be in a position to inform the poorer nations how they might achieve similar outcomes. This paper is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690932
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World Programme of Action for Youth
UN, United Nations - eSocialSciences - 2010
This is a ready reference for organizations, youth policy practitioners and young people to the World Programme of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740427
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Linking Vertical and Horizontal Markets for Innovations at Grassroots: Sustainability Imperative
Gupta, Anil K - eSocialSciences - 2010
The supply chain management is at the core of globalising world. Today the large corporations are able to source … materials from all around the world and sell it in the most interior parts of the developing and developed world. With the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752772