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Policy reforms evolution of domestic market structure and exports: a study of Indian engineering industry
(2010-03-31)The policy reforms initiated in India since the eighties have caused entry of quite a few multinational firms into Indian industries. This has significant implications on the evolution of domestic market structure into a ... -
Exploring mass message customization
(2010-03-31)The paper begins with the exploratory concept of ‘mass customization’ and then moves on to discuss the possibility of applying it in business communication. Further, it gives a brief framework within which to fit this ... -
Area of study as a discursive field: some notes on method and an inquiry into the challenge of moral education
(2010-03-29)This is a paper on the nature of modern academic disciplines and an inquiry into the origin of their boundaries in the discourse of modernity and their contemporary inadequacy in the face of the challenges of the present ... -
School drop outs as bare foot veterinarians: lessons from a nonformal education project
(2010-03-29)This paper is based on the experience of a non-governmental organization in educating 113 school drop-outs as ybare-footz veterinarians in the tribal areas of Gujarat. The pedagogy focussed on yunlearningz and countering ... -
Framework for organising district information service centers (DISC)
(2010-03-29)In order to strengthen district level administration for implementing various developmental schemes, it would be necessary to develop proper information systems at the distrit level. A framework for developing and organizing ... -
Education for social action the fellowship programme in social management
(2010-03-29)The Fellowship Programme in Social Management, run by a non-governmental organization, aims at training development workers. It can be located within the tradition of non-formal educational experiments which try to develop ... -
The market for technical services in India: an empirical study
(2010-03-29)This paper presents the findings of a mail survey study of 132 firms covering seven industrial sectors: auto parts, machine tools, foundry, polymers, pharmaceuticals, textiles and software. The study examines the nature ... -
Generalized dreze-muller equilibrium: some rationing scheme in a distribution economy
(2010-03-29)Here we view rationing as an instrument available in the hands of a social planner to effect a more equitable distribution of goods. We introduce a separate currency (like a coupon) alongside money, and both money as well ... -
Recent policies for rural banking by commercial banks
(2010-03-29)This paper discusses three recent policy changes for rural banking by the commercial banks. It first discusses likely impact of these policy changes. It then presents rationale for promoting rural banking infrastructure. ... -
Defunct economists and economic policy: a comment on the economic policy reforms in India
(2010-03-29)In General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, J.M.Keynes made the observation the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both wen they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is ... -
Constrained equilibrium prices under fixed rationing of commodities
(2010-03-29)In this paper we prove the existence, restricted efficiency and incremental fairness of constrained equilibrium allocations. -
IIMA today- a case of depleted networth
(2010-03-29)Institution building is only one phase of the institutional life cycle. After an institution is built, it must grow, and mature with a healthy long life. Thus, aspects of institution maintenance, and arresting of institution ... -
Rural banking in India - its performance and problems
(2010-03-29)This paper discusses in aggregate terms the performance of the formal rural financial market (RFM) in India. Considering three different aspects of this market several criteria are applied for this purpose. Thee three ... -
Structural features of India's financial system: 1980-92
(2010-03-29)The objective of this paper is to provide a concise description of the Indian Financial System from macro-economic perspective. The study analyses the evolution and interrelations of the financial system using the flow of ... -
When AAA means B: the state of credit rating in India
(2010-03-29)As in many other countries, India's five year old credit rating industry has grown rapidly amidst persistent doubts about the quality of the rating service. This paper evaluates the ratings given by India's leading credit ... -
The attribution process in person perception: an attributional analysis of success and failures
(2010-03-29)How can we understand an individual? To understand him, there are several different sources of information, for e.g. his physical characteristics or collecting information indirectly through his friends and acquaintances, ... -
Motivation, leadership, and human performance
(2010-03-29)This review critically examines and integrates the vast and diverse research on motivation and leadership in organizations during the past decade (1983-1993). The review prepared for the ICSSR sponsored Fourth Survey of ... -
Human development: 1993 - where do we go from here?
(2010-03-29)The UNDP Human Development Report of 1993 ranks India 134 out of a total of 173 countries. This raises serious questions about India s human development policies and procedures. This paper attempts to examine India s ... -
Indian economic forecast: september, 1993
(2010-03-29)Is 1993-94 a reform holiday to build a consensus in the country and a stronger political resolve to undertake a fresh EFF form 1994-95? A battery of committees suggests that, though the government has postponed the EFF ... -
Psychology and the challenge of the postmodern condition
(2010-03-29)We are living in the midst of very fundamental processes of transformation which are global in nature and which touch almost all the domains of our lives, transforming both the contours of our lives and the horizons of our ...