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Rejuvenation of jute industry: role and potential of diversified products
(2010-03-21)
For more than a century, jute industry occupied a very important position in the national economy of India. However in late 70's a serious jute imbroglio started and large number of ills have closed down or are running ...
Energy and development options: the case of India
(2010-03-14)
The paper critically analyzes the historical processes of the evolution of energy policy in India and its relationship with development strategies. The paper is divided into three time periods related to global energy ...
Choice of technology: some forethought on a socio - technical approach
(2010-03-13)
The unintended consequences of industrialisation in the form of social problems are a matter of growing concern. An even more challenge Pressging task is to industrialise the pre-industrial societies without creating similar ...
Employment generation and technology factor in KVI sector: problems and prospects
(2010-03-18)
For the rural economy of India, characterized by growing unemployment and poverty, the labour intensive economic activities like Khadi and Village Industries are deemed to assume greater relevance than ever. But the past ...
Land reforms legislation's: problems and prospects (a micro study)
(2010-03-13)
Though a variety of land reforms legislations have been created in the past independence days with the objectives of abolition of intermediaries, security of tenants and equitable distribution of land, the implementation ...
Commercialization of renewable energy technologies: some policy framework
(2010-03-13)
Renewable energy technologies, like biomas conversion, biogas, wind mills and solar devices are being actively promoted by the governments. Many of these technologies have reached a stage for commercialization. This paper ...
Action research on rural development for rural poor: the Dharampur and Jawaja Projects
(2010-03-18)
The paper presents the experiences of two action projects of rural development undertaken by IIMA. It reviews the experiences and learning elements in order to generate alternative strategies and policies based upon ...
Bureaucracy for people's development: a contradiction or congruence?
(2010-03-13)
This paper is based on several years experience of the author in working in close touch with Bureaucracy at several levels of administration. Based on this experience, the paper conceptualize the basic nature of bureaucracy ...
China after Mao
(2010-03-14)
The working paper is based on a month-long visit to China investigating socialist development strategies of China. There has been significant shifts in development strategies in China in the Post-Mao era. The paper examines ...
Techniques of mobilizing rural people to support rural development programme
(2010-03-13)
The general socio-economic conditions prevailing in most of the developing countries in Asia and Africa have brought added urgency to the quest for more effective programmes and institutions to assist rural population, ...