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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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An Emerging Knowledge Economy and a Stagnating Agrarian Economy: Contradictions in Andhra Pradesh under Globalization
Thomas, Jayan Jose - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper presents some features of the contradictions in Andhra Pradesh’s economy today: the fast growth of IT and other technology-intensive industries in Hyderabad, and the alarming levels of distress among small farmers and landless labourers in rural areas of the State. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528274
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ICT and e-Governance for Rural Development
Rao, T.P. Rama - eSocialSciences - 2010
Rural e-Governance applications in the recent past have demonstrated the important role the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play in the realm of rural development. Several e-Governance projects have attempted to improve the reach, enhance the base, minimize the processing costs,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752350
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Effect of Mobiles on Socio-economic Life of Urban Poor
Sarin, Ankur; Jain, Rekha - eSocialSciences - 2009
Using a survey of 1774 users and non-users in 84 slums in three metropolitan cities (Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata), we try to understand the impact of mobiles on their social and economic lives. Urban slum dwellers spend significant amounts on communications, both for a first time acquisition of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004991494
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Studying Soft Power
Ranganathan, Maya - eSocialSciences - 2011
In an era of globalised communication technologies, research is focussing on the potential of media as a means of ‘soft power’, to persuade people and wield influence. The issue of credibility also complicates the study of media as a means of soft power. The Hoot Media Research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009370981
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945205
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Does Economic Growth Reduce Corruption? Theory and Evidence from Vietnam
Bai, Jie; Jayachandran, Seema - eSocialSciences - 2013
Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945209
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The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2012
A bill to establish an Authority and such other regulatory bodies for regulation of radiation safety or nuclear safety and achieving highest standards of such safety based on scientific approach, operating experience and best practices followed by nuclear industry and to ensure that the use of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945211
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Creative Budgeting or Actual Deficit Reduction? The case of FRBM Act
Mazumdar, Surajit - eSocialSciences - 2014
current Government represents, a real departure from the past may safely be ruled out. …
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