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The Wealth of Cities: Towards an Assets-based Development of Newly Urbanizing Regions

Freidman, John - eSocialSciences - 2006

The argument in this paper is in four parts: First, the author suggests that we can no longer treat cities apart from the regions surrounding them with which they are intensively entwined. Second, the paper critically examines the current policy consensus that a cityâ€™s future rests...

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Impact of Urban Growth on Water Bodies The Case of Hyderabad

C, Ramachandraiah; Prasad, Sheela - eSocialSciences - 2008

This study makes an attempt to analyse the transformation of common property resources (the lakes) into private property. [WP No. 60].

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Nepal: Elusive Democracy and Uncertain Political System

Baral, Lok Raj - eSocialSciences - 2012

Persistence and breakdowns of democracy are the dominant features of Nepali politics.Democracy continues to be attractive amidst setbacks and discontinuity. So it remains perennially elusive, despite having undergone democratic upheavals. Some significant variables such as ideology, essence of...

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Journalism in Democracies During Times of War: Examining the Role of Indian and US Media

Sharma, Aradhana - eSocialSciences - 2012

This paper examines the larger issue of how a â€˜freeâ€™ media performs during times of war with particular reference to US and India using case studies. It focuses on â€˜national securityâ€™ becoming a major pivot around which the media discourse is shaped. How the media...

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Finance and Opportunity in India

Rajan, Raghuram G. - eSocialSciences - 2014

One of the greatest dangers to the growth of developing countries is the middle income trap, where crony capitalism creates oligarchies that slow down growth. If the debate during the elections is any pointer, this is a very real concern of the public in India today. To avoid this trap, and to...

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The Economic Cost of General Strikes in Nepal

Shrestha, Min Bahadur; Chaudhary, Shashi Kant - eSocialSciences - 2014

This paper reviews the key aspects of general strikes and analyses the economic cost of such strikes in Nepal. Data analysis shows that average direct cost of general strikes stood at NRs. 1.8 billion per strike day and NRs. 27 billion per year at current prices during 2008-2013. [NRB Working...

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India as a Global Power?

Schaffer, Teresita C; Mitra, Pramit - eSocialSciences - 2010

India is a stable democratic political system with rising economic fortunes and global ambitions make it a potential power that could play a very important role in world affairs. But India has to tackle many issues to emerge as a global leader.

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Economic Backwardness in History: Deviation from a Eurocentric Theme

Hatekar, Neeraj - eSocialSciences - 2005

much â€˜capitalisticâ€™ as that of similar agents in contemporary Europe. The difference in the economic trajectories of … more accommodative and open process than in many parts of Europe. Further, the ecology of the Deccan has its own peculiar … Deccan as being â€˜non-capitalisticâ€™ in some way. At most, one can argue that economic agents in 18th century Europe acted …

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Recent Financial Market Developments and Implications for Monetary Policy

Mohan, Rakesh - eSocialSciences - 2007

The nature of the financial turbulence that happened recently in US and Europe, why it happened, where it happened, and …

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Having Customers Share The Perception Of Quality Assessments On The French Wine Market

Teil, Geneviève - eSocialSciences - 2008

The wine market is a pretty paradoxical research object for the economical and marketing studies. In France alone, every year, hundreds of thousands of new brand differentiated products are marketed. How can so many brands survive to any rationalization process? The wine market is an interesting...

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