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Managing Capital Flows: The Case of India
Shah, Ajay; Patnaik, Ila - eSocialSciences - 2008
From the early 1990s, India embarked on easing capital controls. Liberalization emphasised openness towards equity flows, both FDI and portfolio flows. In particular, there are few barriers in the face of portfolio equity flows. In recent years, a massive increase in the value of foreign...
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Anti-Superstition Legislation
MANS, Maharashtra Andhshraddha Nirmoolan Samiti - eSocialSciences - 2013
citizens, the Maharashtra State Government under the leadership of the new Chief Minister Hon. Sushilkumar Shinde has passed in … their Cabinet meeting such a law and sent it to the Central Government for their approval. The antecedents and the efforts … achieve the desired results. This will be the first law of its kind in India and may be in the world. [MANS]. …
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Managing Migration in thePhilippines: Lessons for India
Rajan, S. Irudaya; Mishra, Udaya S. - eSocialSciences - 2008
The significance of international migration in the Philippines economy and society is discussed. The Government of …
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Commonwealth Games 2010: Displacement of Persons
Puri, Eshaan; Bhatia, Tripti - eSocialSciences - 2010
This research paper analyses Government policy with regard to Jhuggi-Jhopri clusters- a particular type of housing … present in Delhi. These colonies are perceived to be illegal by the Government. With living conditions akin to slums, the … inhabitants of such clusters are part of the economically backward sections of society, often looked over and ignored by the …
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Goa Musings: Mining
Souza, Hartman de - eSocialSciences - 2008
Men who will stop the water: vignettes from Goa's mining heartland
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Consultation Paper on Media Ownership
TRAI, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India - eSocialSciences - 2008
The objective of the paperis to obtain the inputs of stakeholders and to generate a discussion on the appropriate policy relating to cross media and ownership restrictions in India. The comments of all stakeholders on the issues discussed in this Consultation Paper is sought. The paper has been...
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The Incidence and Performance Effects of Interlocking Directorates in Emerging Market Business Groups: Evidence from India
De, Bikram - eSocialSciences - 2008
The structure and extent of interlocking directorates within Indian business groups is studied and analyses the performance effects of such interlocks. It finds that large groups tend to have more interlocks and more heterogeneous the group is, lesser are the interlocks. [IGIDR WP-2003-001].
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Auditor and Audit Committee Independence in India
Sarkar, Subrata; Sarkar, Jayati - eSocialSciences - 2010
This article reviews the regulations and governance reforms carried out in India with respect to auditor and audit committee independence. In doing so it critically compares them with the regulations existing in the US. This is followed by a discussion of the existing research on the...
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The Evolving Dynamics of Global Economic Power in the Post-crisis World: Revelations from a New Index of Government Economic Power
Basu, Kaushik; De, Supriyo; Ghosh, Rangeet; Shweta . - eSocialSciences - 2011
basic idea is to encapsulate the economic representative power of a nation’s government in the international arena in as … sources is used. The index is composed of four variables: government revenues, foreign currency reserves, export of goods and …:[http://finmin.nic.in/WorkingPaper/Index%20of%20Government%20Economic%20Power.pdf]. …
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Dishonesty and Selection into Public Service
Hanna, Rema; Wang, Shing-Yi - eSocialSciences - 2013
predictive of corrupt behavior by real government workers, implying that this measure captures a meaningful propensity towards … to enter the government, while outcomes on explicit, two-player games to measure cheating and attitudinal measures of …
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