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Book Review: CSR: A Profitable Concept
Mohanti, Subhash - eSocialSciences - 2011
Review of Corporate Social Responsibility: Past, Present and Future by Sanjay Kumar Panda; The Icfai University Press; 373pp, 2008.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319355
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Negotiating the Terms of A New Social Contract: Private Companies, Civil Society and the State in India
Krichewsky, Damien - eSocialSciences - 2010
A detailed analysis of the stakes and dynamics at play in the public, civil and self-regulation of companies in India is offered. With the rapid growth and modernization of the country as the backdrop, this paper points towards a reconfiguration of relationships and the balance of power among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480382
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GNH, EI and the Well-Being of Nations: Lessons for Public Policy Makers, with Specific Reference to the Happiness Dividend of Tourism
Vorster, Shaun - eSocialSciences - 2013
, with specific reference to ethics, the labour market and environmental sustainability. As such, the paper responds to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945482
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Mitigating Climate Change Through Agriculture
Chatterjee, Claire Schaffnit - eSocialSciences - 2011
Among the major challenges currently faced by humanity are food security and climate change. Agriculture plays a significant role in both. Adapting to climate change is expected to be an increasing issue for agriculture and food security in the next decades. At the same time, agriculture is part...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321518
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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture
Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321519
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India’s Low Carbon Inclusive Growth Strategy
Sankar, U. - eSocialSciences - 2011
sustainability and environmental sustainability and suggests desirable changes. The focus is on reduction in CO2 emissions. [WORKING …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323717
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Environmental Sustainability and Strategic Stakeholder Management: The Coca-Cola Company in Turkey and Water Management
Cinarli, Inci; Sancar, Gaye Asli - eSocialSciences - 2012
The future of almost any business depends on the sustainability of water resources. One of the global corporations …) and environmental sustainability strategies have been identified following a critical literature review on CSR and … sustainability, and TCCC Sustainability Review as well as an analysis of CCI Turkey’s annual and CSR reports. [Paper presented at the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421315
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Reproductive Health Services and Role of Panchayats in Karnataka
Vyasulu, Poornima; Vijayalakkshmi, P. - eSocialSciences - 2006
The paper presents an analysis of the reproductive health care services available to women in rural areas in Karnataka, and the various factors influencing them. Based on survey data on the status of Primary Health Centres (PHCs), and the availability of maternal health services, we analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341677
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Integrated Financial MIS for Local Government Public Expenditure Management - A Case Study of Khajane in Karnataka
S, Sandeep M - eSocialSciences - 2011
Expenditure Management is critical to effective public service delivery, especially at the local government level. Leveraging on information systems to aid in expenditure management is viewed as an effective method in bringing about transparency and accountability in this process. Past research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323685
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Corruption and Local Governance: Evidence from Karnataka
Vijayalakshmi, V. - eSocialSciences - 2006
The paper examines corruption in the institutions of local government in Karnataka, using a Logit model. One of the arguments in favour of decentralisation in developing countries is that it provides a favourable environment to responsive planning, and promotes greater accountability in the...
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