The paper examines the division of tasks required between politicians and bureaucrats to run an effective rural employment guarantee scheme (EGS) in India, in the context of Indian history and habits. There are still weaknesses in the incentive structure of the new nationwide EGS. First, there...

This paper reviews the development indicators in the North-Eastern States of India and tries to shed light on the causation which has led to the association between high incidence of terrorist activity and the low level of affluence in this region. It concludes that poor infrastructure might be...

Corruption has become an increasingly salient issue in India today, spawning both enormous interest from the media as well as a large amount of academic research. Yet there is a large gap between what has captured the media's attention, the policy options under discussion, and the actual...

India is experiencing a long democratic revolution. A social and political transformation extending over half a century has made widening circles of its citizens in to politically conscious and active agents who exercise pressures upon the state. This democratic revolution has given rise to a...

Microfinance has been on the development agenda for more than 30 years, heralded as the wondrous tool that reduces poverty and empowers women (Hulme and Mosley, 1996; Rutherford, 2001; Morduch and Haley, 2002; Khandker, 1998). Doubts, however, have recently been raised about the success of microfinance...

The purpose of this research was to gain an insight into students’ perception about the quality of management education especially the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program; as structured and taught in India and USA. Specific objectives were comparing students’ perception...

This special issue is dedicated to examining some current issues in international HRM; it contributes mainly to the field of HRM in the multinational enterprise. However, it clearly also draws on knowledge from cross-cultural IHRM. The guest editors have identified three topics that have gained...

This special issue is dedicated to examining some current issues in international HRM; it contributes mainly to the field of HRM in the multinational enterprise. However, it clearly also draws on knowledge from cross-cultural IHRM. The guest editors have identified three topics that have gained...

Economic liberalization policies adopted by the lawmakers in the last decade of the previous century have resulted in steady growth in India's GDP and the share of services sector in this growth story is remarkable. At present services sector contributes to Indian economy in a significant manner...

Today, the world has come so close that now it is known as a global village. India has become one of the favourite destination of global investors. In the last decade or so, especially after liberalization, industries like pharmaceuticals, retail, real estate, investment portfolios, media &...