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Social Cleavages, Multiculturalism and Emerging Space for State in India under Globalisation Regime
Mishra, Sarojini; Palai, Nirod; Das, Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper focuses on social cleavages based on class , caste,religion and ethnicity in India. It examines the political salience of caste and class conflicts and addresses the translation of social cleavages into political oppositions in India. The authors argue that political conflict becomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341733
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Globalisation, Demographic Transition and Reform of Social Safety Nets in India
Asher, Mukul - eSocialSciences - 2005
This paper accepts Rodrik’s premise that globalization and associated changes have increased the urgency of developing social safety nets to: Cushion transition; Help maintain legitimacy of reform, and help avoid backlash against reforms. India’s calibrated globalization thus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341820
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Globalisation and Health
Abhiyan, Jan Swasthya - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper, one among a series for the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan addresses the issue of the impact of globalisation on … health. How has globalisation affected different countries and who are the winners and losers in globalisation? How does it … impact on health? Has the cost of health care been driven upwards under globalisation? Have communicable diseases spread …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341829
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Globalization and Structural Changes in the Indian Industrial Sector: An Analysis of Production Functions
Mishra, S.K. - eSocialSciences - 2007
The paper reports a study to investigate the structural changes in the manufacturing sector of India (possibly) brought about by liberalization and globalization of the economy. It assesses the structural changes in terms of employment of labour and capital, possibly indicated by replacement of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487716
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China's Embrace of Globalisation
Branstetter, Lee; Lardy, Nicholas - eSocialSciences - 2006
specialists. This paper represents an attempt to provide the international economics community with a succinct summary of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487758
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Social Security Policy in an Era of Globalization and Competition: Challenges for Southeast Asia
Asher, Mukul; Nandy, Amarendu - eSocialSciences - 2006
There are several themes which emerge from the comparative analysis of social security systems in Southeast Asia. Each country will need to address the limitations of their respective system in relation to each of the themes outlined. The first theme concerns the need for a multi-tier social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528099
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Why Are We Still Arguing about Globalisation
Sumner, Andrew - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper addresses the following question: why are we still arguing about globalisation? It analyses the recent … evolution of debates relating to the impact of globalisation on poverty and economic growth in developing countries. A stock …-take of selected cross-country econometric research is made and the ‘battle- lines’ drawn between globalisation â …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528227
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An Emerging Knowledge Economy and a Stagnating Agrarian Economy: Contradictions in Andhra Pradesh under Globalization
Thomas, Jayan Jose - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper presents some features of the contradictions in Andhra Pradesh’s economy today: the fast growth of IT and other technology-intensive industries in Hyderabad, and the alarming levels of distress among small farmers and landless labourers in rural areas of the State. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528274
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Building an International Financial Centre in Mumbai
Sanyal, Sanjeev - eSocialSciences - 2007
Earlier this year, the Indian government’s High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) put forward its recommendations on how Mumbai could be made into an International Financial Center. The HPEC’s report covers a very wide range of issues, including urban infrastructure and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699253
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Economics of Migration and Remittances: A Review Article
Guha, Puja - eSocialSciences - 2014
economics perspective, examining in particular the dichotomy between economic and social theory in explaining the nexus between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945422