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Democracy has moved to the centre of systemic reflections on political economy, gaining a position that used to be occupied by the debate about socialism and capitalism. Certitudes about democracy have been replaced by a new awareness of the elusiveness and fluidity of democratic institutions and the multiplicity of dimensions involved. This book reflects this new intellectual situation. It consists of chapters on the nature of democracy, the necessary conditions ...
The book Developing Countries : The Impact of Corruption and Economic Growth was designed to explore new trends in growth and development economics and the widely divergent economic performance of developing countries in the light of their political systems and institutions. It has been taken to demonstrate the sensitivity to the institutional dimensions of the growth and development process. The value of this volume lies not so much in new ideas, but in bringing ...
In the recent years energy has acquired great importance due to world-wide energy crisis. It affects both the industrialised and the developing countries, but the latter would be hit harder. We, in India, will have to go through the process of economic development and modernisation with much higher energy costs. With growing population and people needs, our demand for energy would rise exponentially. The oil crisis resulting in a steep price hike of petroleum ...
A high level of corruption limits investment and growth, and leads to an ineffective government. Developing countries and those making a transition from socialism are particularly at risk, but corruption is a worldwide phenomenon. Corruption creates economic inefficiencies and inequities. This book deepens the analysis to cover the manifold aspects of this persistent corruption problem and provides a balanced and sophisticated discussion of the necessary reform ...
The book entitled The Royal Gurjars: Their Contribution to India is an ancient history of Gurjars. Who they were and what they did for the protection of India. The Gurjars fought with the Arabs and the British. During the 19th Century in the year 1857 this struggle was the spark of the first Independence efforts in the districts of Meerut and Bulandshahr and elsewhere. Perhaps, this was the precursor of Quit India Movement, 1942. For those who are not aware of ...