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Women’s Experience in New Panchayats: The Emerging Leadership of Rural Women
Buch, Nirmala - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper presents some of the findings of our recent study on women’s representation and participation in … women’s socio- economic profile, motivation to enter these institutions, awareness and knowledge, participation …, performance, constraints, aspirations, supports of various social institutions and the community members’ perception about their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512494
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Executive Blogging: Indian Corporate Heads in the Blogosphere
Mishra, Smeeta; Kannan, Rajesh - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study analyzes the content, usability, interactivity and connectivity of Indian executive blogs. Results indicate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505781
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Girls in Science and Technology Education: A Study on Access, Participation, and Performance of Girls in Nepal
Koirala, Dr. Vidya Nath; Acharya, Dr. Susan - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper is a study on Access, Participation, and Performance of Girls in Science and Technology in Nepal. This study …, identify stakeholders’ perspective towards girls’ access to and participation in Science and Technology Education (STE …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493858
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Toxicity and Profitability of Rice Cultivation under Waste- Water Irrigation: The Case of the East Calcutta Wetlands
Mukherjee, Vivekananda; Gupta, Gautam - eSocialSciences - 2011
The paper reports the results of an empirical study on the profitability of rice cultivation in the East Calcutta Wetlands region where untreated sewage water from the city of Calcutta, India, is used for the purpose of irrigation during the winter/summer crop. [Working Paper, No 62 - 11]....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009386044
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An Alternative to Conventional Public Water Service: "User Group Networks" in a Mumbai Slum
BERCEGOL, Rémi de; Desfeux, Adeline - eSocialSciences - 2011
the ability of communities to design and run functional systems to overcome the shortcoming in the public services. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002309
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The Universities for Research and Innovation Bill, 2012
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2012
and innovation in learning and design, development and delivery of solutions and for matters connected therewith and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010568020
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Exposure Draft National Youth Policy 2012
Youth, Ministry of; YAS, Sports Affairs - eSocialSciences - 2012
The NYP 2012 is a step forward from the earlier Policy formulated in 1988 and, later, in 2003. It reaffirms commitment of the nation to the rights and holistic development of the young people of the country. This document aims to reinforce existing policies and program mes of the current Policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945303
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Reframing the Climate Debate
Sharan, Vivan - eSocialSciences - 2014
There is perhaps only one broad certainty in the contemporary debate on climate change: not only does climate change affect different nations and communities differently, but the responses of individual stakeholders and institutions are also quite different, primarily because of their different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945362
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Agrofuels – A Boost of Energy for the Mekong Region?
Leonard, Rebeca - eSocialSciences - 2011
This background paper seeks to brief readers on the extent of the development, production and consumption of agrofuels, particularly liquid fuels for transport, in the Mekong region. The area of focus comprises the countries of the Mekong River Basin, that is, flowing downstream north to south,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319309
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Configuring Balanced Scorecards for Measuring Health System Performance: Evidence from 5 Years’ Evaluation in Afghanistan
Anbrasi, Edward; Kumar, Binay; Kakar, Faizullah; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
In 2004, Afghanistan pioneered a balanced scorecard (BSC) performance system to manage the delivery of primary health care services. This study examines the trends of 29 key performance indicators over a 5-year period between 2004 and 2008. Independent evaluations of performance in six domains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319318