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| Author | : | Soumyen Sikdar | | ISBN | : | 9780198075455 | | Binding type | : | Paperback | | Price | : |  225.00 |
Integration with the global economy has opened India to cross-border flows of not merely goods and services, but also financial capital. India is now a preferred destination among the emerging market economies for foreign investors. Is this transition necessarily beneficial for the Indian economy? What are its consequences and how is it to be ...
Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) was one of the most remarkable Muslim scholars of the pre-modern period. He founded what he called the science of human society or social organization, as well as a new methodology for writing history and a new purpose for it, namely to understand the causes of events. While his ideas had little impact ...
| Author | : | Partha Ray | | ISBN | : | 9780198075417 | | Binding type | : | Paperback | | Price | : | 250.00 |
This short introduction provides a bird's eye view of the broad contours of monetary policy in India over the period 1934 to current times. Enriched by the author's experience of working at the IMF and RBI, the book provides an engaging account of the theoretical, empirical, and practical aspects of monetary policy.
From economic ...
| Author | : | Amiya P. Sen | | ISBN | : | 9780198095156 | | Binding type | : | Paperback | | Price | : | 325.00 |
Fiery patriot, social crusader, philosopher or world renouncer—who really was Swami Vivekananda? Appropriated and interpreted in diverse ways, the controversial fi gure of Vivekananda has fascinated and intrigued successive generations. This short, critical biography explores the thought, ideas and work of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), providing ...
| Author | : | Muzaffar Alam | | ISBN | : | 9780198077411 | | Binding type | : | Paperback | | Price | : | 450.00 |
This pioneering work examines two contrasting regions in north India— Awadh and Punjab—in the period (1707-48) following the death of Aurangzeb. It traces the emergence of a new order with its own local and regional idioms. A new introduction brings the subject up to date.
This Oxford India Perennials edition is testimony to the ...
| Author | : | A. Vaidyanathan | | ISBN | : | 9780198090427 | | Binding type | : | Paperback | | Price | : | 250.00 |
The global water crisis is no longer a doomsday prophecy, as manifest in the widespread incidence of water scarcity and conflict, depletion of groundwater, and pollution of water sources. Drawing on global and Indian literature as well as field studies, this short introduction provides a holistic analysis of water-related issues and ...
Affirmative action has been the topic of a highly polarized debate, in which it is either demonized as the root of all evil or valorized as the panacea for eliminating discrimination. Sketching out the larger context of and debates around the issue, this short introduction analyses the rationale and implementation of affirmative action in ...
| Author | : | Sudhir Naib | | ISBN | : | 9780198089353 | | Binding type | : | Paperback | | Price | : | 225.00 |
Access to information about government policies and their implementation is a powerful tool in the hands of citizens of any nation, and indispensable for the functioning of a healthy democracy. The Right to Information Act 2005 guarantees this right to Indian Citizens. This short introduction analyses the evolution of this landmark Act, the ...
| Author | : | Kuldeep Mathur | | ISBN | : | 9780198090434 | | Binding type | : | Paperback | | Price | : | 195.00 |
The present system of panchayats in India, mandated by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in 1993, was created in the midst of the post-1991 'liberalization' of the state-centric economy. This transformation gave a new meaning to decentralization and Panchayati Raj.
This short introduction presents a balanced and complete picture of the ...
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