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Mohanti, Subhash - eSocialSciences - 2011

Review of Corporate Social Responsibility: Past, Present and Future by Sanjay Kumar Panda; The Icfai University Press; 373pp, 2008.

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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...

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A Typology of Research Methods Within the Social Sciences

Durrant, Gabriele Beissel - eSocialSciences - 2009

This paper discusses and develops a typology of research methods in the social sciences. Such a typology will be … to such a classification are possible. Aims and possible uses of the typology developed here are discussed. Some … justification for the chosen structure is presented. Difficulties encountered in the development of the typology are described …

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Examining the Decoupling Hypothesis for India

Shah, Ajay; Patnaik, Ila; Jayaram, Shruthi - eSocialSciences - 2009

This paper examines the decoupling hypothesis for India. This paper analyses business cycle synchronization between …

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One Planet to Share: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate

eSocialSciences; United Nations Development Programme UNDP - 2012

In the run-up to Rio+20, this Asia-Pacific Human Development Report takes a bold look at climate change and what can be done about it. Tackling head-on the issue of poverty reduction and human development, the Report argues that the option to grow now, clean up later no longer exists for...

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Rural Migration, Weather and Agriculture: Evidence from Indian Census Data

Viswanathan, Brinda; Kumar, K S Kavi - eSocialSciences - 2013

This study explores the three way linkage between weather variability, agricultural performance and internal migration in India at state and district level using Indian Census data.[MSE].

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Climate Change, Agriculture, Poverty and Livelihoods: A Status Report

Ninan, K N; Bedamatta, Satyasiba - eSocialSciences - 2013

This paper assesses the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture covering a cross section of crops, seasons and regions based on existing literature. The study notes that the impact of climate change will vary across crops, regions and climate change scenarios. [ISEC Working Paper 277]....

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Deforestation in the Himalayas: Myths and Reality

Baland, Jean Marie; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2014

Deforestation in developing and middle income countries is an urgent global problem, affecting climate change, soil erosion, major river basins, and livelihoods of poor households living near the forests. Public discussions of the problem are frequently dominated by widely held beliefs...

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Address by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to Parliament

Mukherjee, Pranab - eSocialSciences - 2013

Reviving economic growth is the priority of the government. [http://presidentofindia.nic.in/sp210213.html].

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The Impact of Climate Change on Rice Prduction in Nepal

Karn, Prakash K. - eSocialSciences - 2014

This paper examines the sensitivity of rice yield in Nepal to changes in climate variables and the magnitude of potential impacts on rice productivity in the future. The findings draw attention to the differential impacts on rice yield depending on which stage of rice development is affected

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