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The creation of WTO in 1995 and the globalization trends of the recent past have impacted the world economies- particularly those of developing countries - immensely. Countries worldwide are reshaping their economic and trade policies to meet the challenges of new rules of trade under WTO and intense competition unleashed by the forces of globalization. The changed economic milieu has affected the Indian economy - more so the agricultural sector - in several ...
Land occupies a pivotal position in the agrarian structure of India. It is the chief means of production in rural India even after more than five decades of Independence. Any study on rural issues would be incomplete without touching the subject of land. The power, prestige and the social status in rural India is defined by the ownership of land. Hence, ownership of land is to be understood in a comprehensive manner. This book is an humble attempt to understand ...
Economic development is expected to show a positive impact on women's control over resources and their participation in decision-making and this has initiated great interest in empowerment studies. Researchers, policy makers, feminist scholars activists, administrators, politicians, bureaucrats, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, intellectuals, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and international institutions, such as the United Nations, etc., have ...
Since the establishment of WTO, the issue of protection and harmonization of intellectual property rights has been gaining momentum. The developed countries have been in particular, keen for implementation of the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement in the developing countries. The main agreement in favor of stricter and tighter intellectual property and patent rights is that in absence of the same, conducive environment for encouraging innovations cannot be ...
