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‘The Education Question’ from the Perspective of Adivasis: Conditions, Policies and Structures
Veerbhadranaika, P; Kumaran, Revathi Sampath; Tukdeo, … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Drawing on secondary data, insights and ideas from an all-India consultation meet at NIAS, four regional / zonal consultations, data from a project in Chamarajanagar district (Karnataka), and select reviews of educational programmes, this report presents a broad perspective of Adivasi education...
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Utilizing Information Technology Tools to Provide Affordable Access to Evidence -based Resources in the Developing World
Atreja, Ashish; Dwivedi, Ranjan - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper will is a review of the development of the virtual health sciences libraries. Virtual/digital libraries provide full text access to selected journals and books. Since, the needs of researchers and academicians cannot be met from any single source of information, integrating RSS with...
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Information System for Brand-Variety Performance and Decisions: Study and Application for Cotton in India
Gandhi, Vasant P - eSocialSciences - 2010
Information on brand-variety performance is critical for small farmers in India since every year they need to make crucial decisions on which brand-variety seeds to plant. The livelihoods from their small farms and returns on all the inputs used depend critically on this decision. Yet no...
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Science Commons: Towards Free and Open Knowledge Systems
Ghatak, Shambhu - eSocialSciences - 2009
recognition of the importance of open knowledge systems, especially in developing countries. Report of a workshop for policy …
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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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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 ‘free’ media performs during times of war with particular reference to US and India using case studies. It focuses on ‘national security’ becoming a major pivot around which the media discourse is shaped. How the media...
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Changing Practices in/of Science: The Context of Intellectual Property Rights in India
Mallick, Sambit - eSocialSciences - 2006
Changes in the practices and norms of research have changed the dynamics of creation of knowledge. Issues of … Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and proprietary information and knowledge have begun to give rise to new debates on public … modern science will undermine these civilisational knowledge systems. There is a fear that the process of globalisation would …
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