India has gone from an economy that grew less than 1.5 percent per annum until the 1980 to more than 6 percent today. In the process, it has cut the proportion of poor below the poverty line by half. This book offers the first comprehensive account of the policy initiatives leading to this...

Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Accounting, auditing and governance in the SAARC group of nations -- Empirical study on determinants of environmental disclosure -- CSR focus in the mission and vision statements of public sector enterprises: evidence from India -- Corporate governance and...

Lines of the Nation radically recasts the history of the Indian railways, which have long been regarded as vectors of modernity and economic prosperity. From the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies,.

The Indian Media Business, Fourth Edition gives you detailed analysis, perspective and information on eight segments of the media business in India-print, TV, film, radio, music, digital, outdoor, and events. It presents the business history, current dynamics, regulation, economics, technology,...

Understanding hunger is the key to understanding ourselves. While they seem the most obvious things about us, our hungers are also deeply mysterious, arising out of, and casting light on, the unique character of human consciousness. In humans, physiological need is transformed into a multitude...

Intro -- Management in India: Grow from an Accidental to a Successful Manager in the IT & Knowledge Industry -- Table of Contents -- Management in India: Grow from an Accidental to a Successful Manager in the IT & Knowledge Industry -- Credits -- Foreword -- About the Author -- Acknowledgement...

COVER -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Pulse Economy of India: A Macro View -- Growth Performance, Instability, Acreage and Yield Response of Pulse Crops -- Status of Pulse Production A District Level Analysis --...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Colophon -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Richard -- Mary -- Acknowledgements -- Part One: Communicating, Negotiating and Managing in India -- Chapter One: The Business Culture of India -- Business Culture: A Definition -- National Business Cultures -- Nordic...

The unanticipated spike in international food prices in 2007-08 hit many developing countries hard. International prices for food and other agricultural products increased by more than 100 percent between early 2007 and mid-2008. Prices for food cereals more than doubled; and those for rice...

The book offers a concise yet comprehensive understanding of real estate finance in India. The central themes of this book are functioning, instruments, and decision analysis related to home loans and residential mortgage banking. These themes are also extended to commercial real estate...