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Firewood Collections and Economic Growth in Rural Nepal 1995-2010: Evidence from a Household Panel
Baland, Jean-Marie; Libois, Francois; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013
A longitudinal household survey from World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was used for the study. A relatively small (but representative) sample of households residing in the mountainous regions of Nepal (i.e., excluding the low-lying Terai regions) were surveyed in three...
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Social Media and Lok Sabha Elections
IKF, IRIS Knowledge Foundation - eSocialSciences - 2013
A study finds that Facebook users may be the new vote bank Indian politicians have to now worry about.
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Children, Youth and Media Around the World: An Overview of Trends and Issues
Gigli, Susan - eSocialSciences - 2006
This overview of trends and issues concerning young people and the media is based on a broad review of existing print … and electronic sources, interviews with child media experts from different regions, and analysis of InterMedia’s surveys … in transitional and developing countries. The trends and issues highlighted here—from young people’s media options …
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Civil Liberties, an African perspective
Yacoob, Z.M. - eSocialSciences - 2008
The approach of the PUCL to civil liberties issues underlines a crucial understanding: an understanding which has as its base the recognition of the fundamental truth that civil liberties is not a matter of theory alone, but can be meaningfully addressed only as a practical issue. Indeed the...
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Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles
Eysenbach, Gunther - eSocialSciences - 2006
Open access (OA) to the research literature has the potential to accelerate recognition and dissemination of research findings, but its actual effects are controversial. This was a longitudinal bibliometric analysis of a cohort of OA and non-OA articles published between June 8, 2004, and...
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Under trial Prisoners: Quicker Trial and Human Rights
Majumdar, Ranesh Chandra - eSocialSciences - 2012
Discussion on the human rights violation of under trial prisoners.
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Pendency of Cases in Indian Courts
Kumar, Rohit - eSocialSciences - 2011
€™. According to media reports, the programme aims to dispose of 40 per cent of the cases pending in subordinate courts across the …
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India, Democracy and the Press
Mutti, James - eSocialSciences - 2008
The impressive growth of the Indian media is largely taking place outside of the voting classes, ensuring that the … media are not playing a significant public service role. Ultimately, the author suggests that a new media model is needed …
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Media and Much Else
Vrijendra - eSocialSciences - 2011
Review of Political Economy of Communications in India: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Pradip Ninan Thomas; Sage, India; 2010, Rs 650.
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Budget Expectations
IRIS, IRIS India - eSocialSciences - 2011
Budget expectations from various sectors are given. URL:[ http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20110217120638043&secID=fromnewsroom&secTitle=From the News Room&dir=2011/02/17].
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