This article discusses regulatory aspects of REITs in Indian economy. The discussion on regulatory issues is based on draft version of the proposed REITs regulation. The major issues covered are taxation, transaction cost, foreign investment, fees, constraints on investment portfolio, minimum...

This paper presents an investigation into strategies employed by the privately-owned companies to gain access to land for resource extraction in the state of Jharkhand where much of the land being put under the shovel is inalienable adivasi or tribal land and deedless commons. It concludes that...

In 2002, through the 86th Amendment Act, Article 21(A) was incorporated. It made the right to primary education part of the right to freedom, stating that the State would provide free and compulsory education to children from six to fourteen years of age. Six years after an amendment was made in...

The paper attempts to analyze the spillover effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) across Indian manufacturing industries. Foreign presence by way of FDI brings new channels of technology spillover to the domestic industrial firms in the form of enhanced efficiency and diffusion of knowledge...

SEBI which is an abbreviation for Securities and Exchange Board of India has functions similar to the SEC or Securities Exchange Commission in the USA. In other words, the SEBI regulates the working of the financial markets in India, vis-à-vis investor protection and laying down of ethical...

The Trafficking of women with respect to poverty and discrimination and other factors that impede their access to employment, educational opportunities and other resources. Along with the effects of Globalization on It

Taxation is a major instrument of economic policy. Corporate income tax is an important source of tax revenue in India. It contributes more revenue than the personal income tax and its share in total tax revenue has been growing rapidly in the recent years. Examining the trend in the growth of...

This report presents the preliminary findings applicable to India, from a wider survey of family philanthropy in Asia. It is based on interviews and survey responses collected from 27 philanthropists and foundation professionals between December 2010 and June 2011

This paper examines locational factors that increase the odds of a firm's entry into export markets and affect the intensity of its participation. It differentiates between two different sources of spillovers: clustering of general economic activity and that of export-oriented activity. It also...

This study investigates the role of India's economy in explaining the observed growth in South Asia, taking into consideration other sources of growth endogenous to the countries in the region. Since a review of key variables indicates that India's bilateral trade and financial linkages with...