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The Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2012
A bill to promote autonomy of higher educational institutions and universities for free pursuit of knowledge and … innovation and to provide for comprehensive and integrated growth of higher education and research keeping in view the global … standards of educational and research practices and for that purpose to establish the National Commission for Higher Education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010567996
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Ghost Management: How Much of the Medical Literature Is Shaped Behind the Scenes by the Pharmaceutical Industry?
Sismondo, Sergio - eSocialSciences - 2007
There are many reports of ghost writings and ghost management of medical journal articles. Such articles are â …-managed articles give corporate research a veneer of independence and credibility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170183
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WCD Thematic Review V.5 Participation, Negotiation and Conflict Management in Large Dams Projects
al, RESOLVE Inc et - eSocialSciences - 2007
This thematic review focuses on the siting, construction and operation of large dam facilities (or their alternatives) as sources of significant conflict, and as opportunities to involve many interested parties and groups in addressing local, regional, and national issues. The review is intended...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487822
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B.S.Minhas: 'Prescribing Rationality'
Khatkhate, Deena - eSocialSciences - 2005
In his early years, B S Minhas, who passed away recently, enriched economics with his valued theoretical contributions that are today an integral part of economic literature. These were both acknowledged and challenged by the giants of economics at that time. On his return to India, realising...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250365
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The Age of Milton Friedman
Khatkhate, Deena - eSocialSciences - 2006
Milton Friedman`s place in the world of economics is well assured not only because of his concepts and theorems but also due to his demonstration that free market can be an instrument of social justice too.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250473
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Book Review: Economists on the Couch
Chandavarkar, Anand - eSocialSciences - 2007
Review of 'Inside the Economist’s Mind: Conversations with Eminent Economists' Edited by Paul Samuelson and William A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250520
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Civil War: A Review of Fifty Years of Research
Blattman, Christopher; Miguel, Edward - eSocialSciences - 2009
A review of several decades of scholarship on civil war, focusing on the answers to key questions: Why do wars begin? Who fights? How are armed groups organized? How can we end and prevent internal war? A survey of the growing body of macroeconomic and microeconomic evidence to assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543100
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Elements of Effective Central Banking: Theory, Practice, and History
Goodfriend, Marvin - eSocialSciences - 2007
The key elements of effective central banking that account for much of the improvement in monetary policy around the world today are outlined and explained. The past quarter of the century has been a revolutionary period in which the world emerged from great inflation and output instability into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170137
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Vote-Buying and Reciprocity
Finan, Frederico; Schechter, Laura - eSocialSciences - 2009
In this paper, how social preferences overcome the commitment problems implicit in vote-buying is examined. Data used for the study is a survey information on vote-buying experienced in a 2006 municipal election in Paraguay, with information on behavior in experiments carried out in 2002....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487857
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Fiscal Federalism, State Lobbying and Discretionary Finance in India
Biswas, Rongili; Marjit, Sugata; Marimoutou, Velayoudom - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper attempts to construct political influence variables and explain discrepancies in fund disbursement through proper econometric specification in the Indian context.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487896