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Peasant Movement in South Maharashtra: Not only 'Issue based' Anymore
Phadke, Anant - eSocialSciences - 2005
The February agitation of farmers and the drought affected of rural South Maharashtra, in the form of a two-day ‘sit in’ last in Mumbai led to ministerial-level negotiations and several important decisions. If the ruling circles have been relatively more responsive to this movement...
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A Water Monetary Standard: An Economic Thesis
Jackson, Michael P. - eSocialSciences - 2007
In emerging markets and economies with limited supplies of potable water, the current monetary policy governing water distribution has failed or will eventually fail. This paper offers an alternative to current global policies, through a new paradigm, a water based monetary standard. The...
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Groundwater Management and Ownership: Report of Expert Group
Parikh, Kirit - eSocialSciences - 2007
It is time India recognises its dependency on groundwater resources, which is only going to increase in the coming years, partly because of growing urbanisation and industrialisation. In view of the growing seriousness of the problem, it is necessary that a political consensus build up quickly...
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Three Blind Men and an Elephant: The Case of Energy Indices to Measure Energy Security and Sustainability
Narula, Kapil; Reddy, B. Sudhakara - eSocialSciences - 2014
An 'Energy Index', which is aggregated from energy indicators is a rich source of information and is helpful in …
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Human Development Index for Andhra Pradesh
Bedi, Jatinder S; H, Ramachandran - eSocialSciences - 2009
considering indicators such as economic attainment, longevity and education. The estimates are worked out with and without … the analysis of data for year 2001, inequalities in all indicators were taken into consideration to measure Human …
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The Evolution of Singapore Business: A Case Study Approach
Sabhlok, Anisha - eSocialSciences - 2010
detailed explanatory notes on concepts, indicators and benchmarks relevant to the analysis in the study. [Working Paper No. 10] …
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Role of Science & Technology, Higher Education and Research in Regional Socio-Economic Development
Shukla, Rajesh; Kakar, Preeti - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper is an attempt to focus on the role of Science and Technology (S&T) on regional development of India by considering 21 Indian states. The Index approach using the Principal Component technique has been adopted. For analysing the impact, a set of three indices focussing on Current...
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Construction and Validation of ‘Science Culture Index’ Results from Comparative Analysis of Engagement, Knowledge and Attitudes to Science: India and Europe
Shukla, Rajesh; Bauer, Martin W - eSocialSciences - 2009
Countries world-wide routinely collate statistics on STS performance indicators such as R&D expenditure, science …, but often isolated, attempts to define complementary ‘public understanding of science (PUS)’ indicators including … controversial. Thus, little progress has been achieved to explicitly combine STS performance indicators and PUS indicators in a …
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Shared Goals: Measuring Overall Development in Pakistan
Birdsall, Nancy; Elhai, Wren - eSocialSciences - 2011
Five possible indicators are suggested that illustrate the type of measurable targets that could help the United States …
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Decent Work and the Informal Economy
Trebilcock, Anne - eSocialSciences - 2010
The ILO was founded for social justice, a mandate expressed today in terms of decent work as a global goal, for all who work, whether in formal or informal contexts. In June 2002, the delegates to the International Labour Conference from governments, workers’ and employers’...
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