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Political Sociology of Poverty In India: Between Politics of Poverty and Poverty of Politics
Kumar, Anand - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper on political sociology of poverty in India is based upon the assumption that a) the caste system and … economic inequality complement each other in the case of the poorer sections of Indian society, b) Indian society has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466888
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Transparency and Accountability in Employment Programmes The case of NREGA in Andhra Pradesh
Burra, Neera - eSocialSciences - 2010
Based upon several field visits to the state of Andhra Pradesh to observe and analyse the social audit process initiated by the Government of Andhra Pradesh under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act this study finds that a new paradigm for the relationship between state agencies and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480383
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Inequality, Corruption, and Competition in the Presence of Market Imperfections
Dutta, Indranil; Mishra, Ajit - eSocialSciences - 2010
In this paper they analyze the relation between inequality, corruption and competition in a developing economy context … inequality can lead to an increase in corruption along with greater competition. [Research Paper No. 2005/46] …-input costs which they could avoid by bribing inspectors. Due to information asymmetry and wealth inequality, the credit market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752768
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Toward an Economic Sociology of Chronic Poverty: Enhancing the Rigor and Relevance of Social Theory
Woolcock, Michael - eSocialSciences - 2008
important, if often under-appreciated, steps to incorporate insights from social and political theory, but that these (hard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487729
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Women’s Economic Empowerment as the “Magic Potion†of Development?
Blumberg, Rae Lesser - eSocialSciences - 2008
Boosting women’s relative control of income and other economic resources has so many consequences that positively enhance both gender equality and development that female economic empowerment may be close to being a “magic potion.†[Paper presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of...
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Social Science Research Methods and Knowledge-Claims
Judge, Paramjit S - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper explores three important but interrelated issues: The power of example; the fragment as evidence; and finally, the field experience and the possibility of generalisation. These issues are central in the current discourse of social science practice in which serious doubts are being raised...
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Dictatorship, Democracy and Institutions: Macropolicy in China and India
Goyal, Ashima; Jha, A. K. - eSocialSciences - 2005
give both countries the opportunity to commit to more effective, stable yet stimulatory, macroeconomic institutions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699199
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Regional Analysis of Gender-Related Development: Districts of Western India
Rustagi, Preet - eSocialSciences - 2009
In this paper the diverse dimensions of gender development are examined using individual indicators for the districts of the western region of India. The western region for the purpose of this study covers the five states of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543081
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Re-Activating Primary Health Centres Through Industrial Partnership in Tamilnadu Is it a Sustainable Model of Partnership?
D, Varatharajan; D, Wilson Arul Anandan - eSocialSciences - 2009
Kerala’s success in human development demonstrated that efficient functioning of government health care delivery system opens the doors of prosperity for the poor and vulnerable sections of the population.1-4 Better accessibility, appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of public...
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Accounting for Results: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in Financing for Climate Change
Ballesteros, Athena; Ramkumar, Vivek - eSocialSciences - 2009
This brief seeks to address questions on how the funds are collected, dsitributes at the international level, mechanisms to ensure that the recipient countries are managing the funds in a transparent manner based on an examination of existing and proposed climate change finance mechanisms and...
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