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Towards a Less Imperfect State of the World: The Gulf Between North and South
Thakur, Ramesh - eSocialSciences - 2008
Many developing countries assert a claim to the privilege of managing world order on a shared basis but exhibit a … and maintenance of a rules-based world order that specifies both the proper conduct to be fol-lowed by all states and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699336
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Under the Thumb of History? Political institutions and the Scope for Action
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper discusses the two leading views of history and political institutions. For some scholars, institutions are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945562
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Medical Ethics Education in Britain, 1963-1993: Volume 31
UCL, The Wellcome Trust Centre for History of Medicine WTC - eSocialSciences - 2008
Medical ethics did not become a recognized subject in the syllabus of Britain's medical schools until 1993. This Witness Seminar transcript records the development of international ethical codes, the response to them over the period 1963-93 by students and doctors and the extent of resistance...
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India: Large and Small
Sen, Amartya - eSocialSciences - 2007
the long history of the argumentative tradition in India, and its continuing relevance today. The intellectual largeness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341826
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Implementing the Employment Guarantee Act- A Survey in Chitradurga District, Karnataka
Budget, Centre for; CBPS, Policy Studies - eSocialSciences - 2008
The paper is a report of a survey done in Chitradurga District, Karnataka to know the functioning of NREGA and awarness of people about this Act.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341844
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Assessing Effectiveness of Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929: Toothless is not Useless
Hatekar, Neeraj; Mathur, Rajni; Rege, Pallavi - eSocialSciences - 2006
Not all forms of tradition are good. How does civil society attempt to change these conventions? In particular can legislation be effective at all in such cases? Have there been instances when societies have successfully legislated a convention into oblivion? These are the questions that this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341845
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Agricultural Insurance in India: Problems and Prospects
Bhende, M J - eSocialSciences - 2012
The challenges of providing insurance to Indian agricultural sector in a manner that is both meaningful and sustaining. Critical assessment of the existing initiative and present possible options for improvement are presented. [NABARD Occasional Paper No. 44]....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653329
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History Matters: China and Global Governance
Dobson, Wendy - eSocialSciences - 2011
the world economy. China’s impact on the global economic order is still an open question, however. Its sheer size and … assertiveness raise questions about the future. History matters to the answer. Memories of both historical pre-eminence and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318509
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Beer Drinking Nations: The Determinants of Global Beer Consumption
Swinnen, Johan F.M.; Colen, Liesbeth - eSocialSciences - 2011
been major changes in beer consumption in the world. In recent times, per capita consumption has decreased in traditional â …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319315
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Book Review: Anti-Imperialism and Individualism
Bagchi, Barnita - eSocialSciences - 2007
Organizing Empire: Individualism, Collective Agency, and India. By Purnima Bose; Duke University Press, Durham and London, South Asian Reprint, Zubaan, New Delhi, 2006.
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