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ASEAN-India Development and Cooperation Report 2015

ASEAN-India Development and Cooperation Report 2015

India‘s engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is at the heart of its Look East Policy. As a regional bloc ASEAN has developed much faster than any of the other blocs in the Asia-Pacific. With ASEAN and India working towards establishing a Comprehensive Free Trade Area through Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) their cooperation will be key to promoting economic stability competitiveness growth and integration in the region. This Report: provides a comparative analysis of the global and regional economies; examines the impact and implications of India ASEAN integration; assesses policy priorities effectiveness implementation imperatives and challenges; and discusses themes central to the economic sustainability of the region including public and foreign policy trade facilitation financial and scientific cooperation food security energy cooperation and productivity and opportunities in the manufacturing and service sectors. It will be invaluable to scholars and researchers of economics international relations development studies area studies as well as policy-makers administrators private sector professionals and non-governmental organisations in the field. | ASEAN-India Development and Cooperation Report 2015

GBP 175.00
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Business Statistics Using Excel A Complete Course in Data Analytics

Business Statistics Using Excel A Complete Course in Data Analytics

This book gives readers a hands-on understanding of Excel-assisted statistical techniques to take effective business decisions. It showcases applications of the tools and techniques of statistics for analysing business data from the domain of business statistics. The volume provides an exhaustive introduction to the application of statistics in solving business problems and implementing data analytics for effective decision making in all kinds of business situations around the world. With an emphasis on simplicity in presentation of concepts of statistical methods and associated Excel functions the volume explores the implementation of Excel functions through well-defined sequences of steps. It covers an array of key topics which include Discussions on real-world problems decision support systems scope of business statistics types and steps of research; Introduction to Excel and its mathematical and preliminary statistical functions; usage of different types of average functions; mean median and mode functions; measures of variation; measures of skewness of Excel; In-depth discussions on probability distributions sampling distributions testing of hypothesis chi-square test non-parametric tests of Excel; Extensive coverage on correlation and covariance forecasting analysis of variance charts in Excel; and Analysis of the concept of linear programming problem formulations and techniques of linear programming followed by the application in Excel. Comprehensive in scope and simple in approach this book will be key for students and researchers of business studies business administration economics finance commerce data analytics/science and computer science. This will also serve as useful guidebook for business executives and working professionals across the globe. | Business Statistics Using Excel A Complete Course in Data Analytics

GBP 34.99
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Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation Transformation and Reinvention

Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation Transformation and Reinvention

This book presents an original and comprehensive overview of the transformation of Mauritian Hinduism against the backdrop of globalisation. It discusses themes such as the cult of Baharia Puja; the cult of “Camp De Masque”; changes in popular cults; temples and associative strategies of social integration; emergence of Hanuman; ritual innovations in politics and religious and political transformation due to globalisation to highlight the link between the reinvention of Hinduism and Mauritian capitalism. The first of its kind this book with its rich ethnographic accounts will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of religion Hinduism social anthropology sociology cultural studies diaspora studies sociology of religion and African studies. | Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation Transformation and Reinvention

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The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

This book is one of the first systematic examinations on the looming mental health crisis emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic from a psychoanalytic perspective. Bringing together practising therapists from Asia and Europe this book: analyses themes like anxiety depression sexuality loss and death through clinical vignettes highlights how children adolescents and adults have been responding to the pandemic explores how personal and collective trauma are mourned remembered repeated and worked through studies deep-seated prejudices and fears focuses on how the pandemic has stimulated exceptional manifestations of human solidarity and creativity Comprehensive and practical this book will be an essential guide for mental health professionals counsellors therapists and medical doctors treating psychological trauma. | The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

GBP 29.99
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India-Myanmar Relations Changing contours

India-Myanmar Relations Changing contours

This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of India's multi-faceted relations with Myanmar. It unravels the mysteries of the complex polity of Myanmar as it undergoes transition through democracy after long military rule. Based on meticulous research and understanding the volume traces the trajectory of India–Myanmar associations from ancient times to the present day and offers a fascinating story in the backdrop of the region’s geopolitics. An in-depth analysis of ‘India–Myanmar–China Triangle’ brings out the strategic stakes involved. It will be of great interest to researchers and scholars of international relations peace and conflict studies defence and strategic studies politics South and Southeast Asian studies as well as policy-makers and political think tanks. | India-Myanmar Relations Changing contours

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Changing Contours of Microfinance in India

Changing Contours of Microfinance in India

This book brings together empirical evidences and theoretical perspectives to provide a comprehensive overview of the microfinance sector in India. The essays in the volume: focus on the application of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions in microfinance institutions to strengthen the savings movement and widen credit access to the poor and marginalized sections of society; present case studies on self-help group (SHG) movements federations and SHG-Bank Linkage programmes; propose measures for strengthening regulatory and governance structures of the microfinance sector; and identify linkages between overall financial inclusion and the contribution of microfinance institutions (MFIs). The volume will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of microeconomics South Asian economics and development economics as well as professionals and aspirants in the microfinance rural banking and financial inclusion sectors. | Changing Contours of Microfinance in India

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Critical Perspectives on Agrarian Transition India in the global debate

Critical Perspectives on Agrarian Transition India in the global debate

This book evaluates the relevance of classical debates on agrarian transition and extends the horizon of contemporary debates in the Indian context linking national trends with regional experiences. It identifies new dynamics in agrarian political economy and presents a comprehensive account of diverse aspects of capitalist transition both at theoretical and empirical levels. The essays discuss several neglected domains in agricultural economics such as discursive dimensions of agrarian relations and limitations of stereotypical binaries between capital and non-capital rural and urban sectors agriculture and industry and accumulation and subsistence. With contributions from major scholars in the field this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of agriculture economics political economy sociology rural development and development studies. | Critical Perspectives on Agrarian Transition India in the global debate

GBP 46.99
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Media Psychology Exploration and Application

Media Psychology Exploration and Application

This book examines media psychology as a field of study and provides a fundamental understanding of its emergence and application. It covers various key themes such as consumer behavior mass media and advertising media and culture media messages and their effects on individual and group behavior in the Indian context. It highlights the role of media psychology with reference to citizenship and pedagogy and studies the emerging concept of digital altruism. The author also discusses various research methods used in this field that help to objectively evaluate the impact of mass media messages on people and people’s effect on the functioning of mass media. This comprehensive book will be useful to students and researchers of psychology media psychology mass-communication consumer behavior digital marketing corporate communication and media studies. | Media Psychology Exploration and Application

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The Journey of Caste in India Voices from Margins

The Journey of Caste in India Voices from Margins

This book provides a comprehensive overview of caste in contemporary India. With contributions from scholars like Valerian Rodrigues B. B. Mohanty Surinder Jodhka and Anand Teltumbde it discusses wide-ranging themes like the trajectory of caste in post-independence India; Dalits and cultural identity; the paradox of being a Dalit woman; caste violence and social mobility; Ambedkar’s quest for the right of social equality; social security for the inclusive development of Dalits; discrimination and exclusion of Dalits in education; and Dalit merit and institutional injustice and presents an overview of the struggles for distributive justice in India. This volume will be of importance to scholars and researchers of Dalit studies social justice exclusion studies caste studies affirmative action political studies sociology social anthropology and South Asian politics. | The Journey of Caste in India Voices from Margins

GBP 130.00
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Government–NGO Relationships in Africa Asia Europe and MENA

Government–NGO Relationships in Africa Asia Europe and MENA

This volume brings together some of the most recent scholarship on government and civil society. It examines the axis of the relationship between national governments and civil society organisations (NGOs) by highlighting commonalities as well as differences among four key regions in the world. Using the stability vs. instability framework the book explores a range of pertinent issues including human rights development foreign policy state-building regime change governance frameworks wars and civil liberties. It studies diverse situations from those entailing comprehensive cooperation to those involving politically contentious and revolutionary activities. With case studies from Africa Asia Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science global politics international relations sociology development studies global governance and public policy as well as to those in the development sector and NGOs. | Government–NGO Relationships in Africa Asia Europe and MENA

GBP 38.99
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Education for Fullness A Study of the Educational Thought and Experiment of Rabindranath Tagore

Education for Fullness A Study of the Educational Thought and Experiment of Rabindranath Tagore

This volume is the first comprehensive exploration of Rabindranath Tagore’s works on education and pedagogy. It presents a valuable account of the creation of Santiniketan and Visva-Bharati Tagore’s vision of social regeneration and his rejection of the colonial scheme; while reflecting on significant events of his life and his ideas. The book evaluates Tagore’s unique contribution to education and discusses his views on fundamental issues such as aim method discipline and medium. It reinforces for readers today the relevance of his experiments and activities in the field of education. Drawing from various sources the book also offers bibliographic information on Tagore’s writing on education. This new edition with a new Introduction and Foreword will be of immense value to educationists teachers policymakers and those interested in modern Indian history and the philosophy of education. | Education for Fullness A Study of the Educational Thought and Experiment of Rabindranath Tagore

GBP 38.99
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Historical Sociology in India

Historical Sociology in India

This book is a comprehensive study of historical sociology and its development especially in the Indian context. It looks at the works of Indian sociologists and analyses their approaches in terms of book-view (normative) and field-view (descriptive) history. The volume: • critically appraises reports of empirical surveys conducted during early colonial rule — including those by H. T. Colebrooke Francis Buchanan William Adam; • engages with the works of sociologists such as M. N. Srinivas Ramkrishna Mukherjee Louis Dumont Nicholas Dirks Bernard Cohn Yogendra Singh D. N. Dhanagare A. M Shah T. K. Oommen among others; and • shows how historical perspective has been adopted in understanding aspects of Indian society — villages castes traditions socio-cultural change education peasants and their movements etc. Presenting an alternative idea of social reality this book will deeply interest students and scholars of sociology social theory and social history. | Historical Sociology in India

GBP 44.99
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Claiming India from Below Activism and democratic transformation

Claiming India from Below Activism and democratic transformation

Going beyond electoral politics and government this volume broadens the scope of the functioning of democracy in India and explores citizens’ role in the implementation of public policy. It looks at the ways in which extra-parliamentary power monitoring devices such as public institutions citizens’ associations or assemblies and the mainstream and emerging forms of the media permeate through the political order. The volume: • brings participation and communication in governance and policy making to the centrestage; • examines case studies of state and citizen engagement from across India; and • presents perspectives of practitioners activists and scholars to provide a comprehensive view of the debates surrounding the idea of Indian democracy. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers in politics political science media studies public administration sociology and social anthropology as well as the interested general reader. | Claiming India from Below Activism and democratic transformation

GBP 46.99
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The Textile Industry and Exports in Post-Liberalization India

The Textile Industry and Exports in Post-Liberalization India

This book is a comprehensive examination of the Indian textile industry and the various determinants affecting its export performance trends in labour and capital productivity in the post-liberalization years. Employing 45 million people including skilled and unskilled workers the Indian textile and clothing industry occupies a significant position in the Indian economy in terms of industrial production employment and exports. This work traces the growth and expansion of this industry in the post-reform period and studies its contributions to the economic development of the nation. It discusses global trade agreements India’s share in international exports and its major trading partners across the globe including the USA UK UAE Germany China. It also provides recommendations to Indian policy makers for a possible improvement in the textile exports across the globe. The Textile Industry and Exports in Post-Liberalization India will be of interest to students and researchers of politics and international relations economics development studies labour economics sociology and social policy and South Asian studies.

GBP 38.99
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The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

This companion gives a comprehensive overview of the history of primary education in India. It presents an analytical narrative of the progress of primary education as a national endeavour in colonial post-colonial and contemporary India and studies its transformative policy journey culminating in the adoption of education as a fundamental human right. The book looks behind and beyond stated policy goals and outcomes to examine the processes involved in implementing positive change and discusses the underlying socio-political factors affecting education in India. The author also shares reflections on the reform measures needed to achieve the goal of education for all in India. Rich in archival resources this companion will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of history of education education Indian history colonial history and South Asian history. It will also be useful for policymakers organizations and professionals working in the field of education. | The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

GBP 205.00
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Disaster Management in India Policies Institutions Practices

Disaster Management in India Policies Institutions Practices

This book explores policies structures and processes of disaster management in India examining key theoretical foundations of disaster management with practical illustrations and case studies. The book offers a comprehensive understanding of disaster management policies and practices in India and focuses on public policy approaches in addressing critical issues and challenges facing the machinery and processes of disaster management in India. The creative approach to deal with different aspects of disaster management has helped in holistic delineation of a number of critical themes such as legal frameworks of disaster management good practices use of innovative approaches and technology multilateral cooperation the role of civil society organisations among others. This book will be of interest to the students and researchers working in the field of disaster studies geography geology development studies public administration public policy economics and governance. It will also be an invaluable companion for policy makers practitioners academicians and development planners working in the area of disaster management. | Disaster Management in India Policies Institutions Practices

GBP 130.00
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Predictive Analytics in Human Resource Management A Hands-on Approach

Predictive Analytics in Human Resource Management A Hands-on Approach

This volume is a step-by-step guide to implementing predictive data analytics in human resource management (HRM). It demonstrates how to apply and predict various HR outcomes which have an organisational impact to aid in strategising and better decision-making. The book: Presents key concepts and expands on the need and role of HR analytics in business management. Utilises popular analytical tools like artificial neural networks (ANNs) and K-nearest neighbour (KNN) to provide practical demonstrations through R scripts for predicting turnover and applicant screening. Discusses real-world corporate examples and employee data collected first-hand by the authors. Includes individual chapter exercises and case studies for students and teachers. Comprehensive and accessible this guide will be useful for students teachers and researchers of data analytics Big Data human resource management statistics and economics. It will also be of interest to readers interested in learning more about statistics or programming. | Predictive Analytics in Human Resource Management A Hands-on Approach

GBP 44.99
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Mapping Innovation in India’s Creative Industries Policy Context and Opportunities

Mapping Innovation in India’s Creative Industries Policy Context and Opportunities

The first in-depth study of the Indian creative industries this book provides a comprehensive mapping of the Indian creative industries and its policy landscape developing and defining key concepts and terms and offering detailed case studies of specific sectors geographic regions and governance structures. Using an ecosystem framework this book focuses on strategy/policy; tangible and intangible infrastructure; and funding and investment to understand the main drivers and barriers across nine sub-sector value chains. With investment from global brands into many sectors it tracks how Indian creative industries are fostering innovation and design for social and ecological sustainability. It also delves into India’s informal economy to share key policy insights. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of public policy business studies and South Asian studies. It will also be a key document for foreign investors willing to invest in one of the fastest-growing and stable economies in the world. | Mapping Innovation in India’s Creative Industries Policy Context and Opportunities

GBP 35.99
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Delivering Justice Issues and Concerns

Delivering Justice Issues and Concerns

This book critically analyzes emerging issues and challenges in delivering timely justice to common people. It brings a wide range of contemporary and relevant issues relating to the gross violation of human rights and presents situation-based evidence from and first-hand experiences of behavioral social and legal professionals. It deals with themes such as holding administrations accountable and securing justice challenges for the judiciary in the early disposal of cases challenges to the forensic community green federalism and environmental justice current threats to human rights ethics in the criminal justice system and honor killing from socio-cultural perspectives. Topical and comprehensive this book will be an excellent read for scholars and researchers of political studies legal studies human rights psychology behavioural studies political sociology sociology development studies governance and public policy environmental studies and South Asian studies. It will also interest policymakers nongovernmental organizations activists and professionals in the field. | Delivering Justice Issues and Concerns

GBP 35.99
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The Bhagavad-gītā A Critical Introduction

The Bhagavad-gītā A Critical Introduction

This volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia the Bhagavad-gītā. The Bhagavad-gītā is at its core a religious text a philosophical treatise and a literary work which has occupied an authoritative position within Hinduism for the past millennium. This book brings together themes central to the study of the Gītā as it is popularly known – such as the Bhagavad-gītā’s structure the history of its exegesis its acceptance by different traditions within Hinduism and its national and global relevance. It highlights the richness of the Gītā’s interpretations examines its great interpretive flexibility and at the same time offers a conceptual structure based on a traditional commentarial tradition. With contributions from major scholars across the world this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of religious studies especially Hinduism Indian philosophy Asian philosophy Indian history literature and South Asian studies. | The Bhagavad-gītā A Critical Introduction

GBP 39.99
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Strategic Pharmaceutical Marketing Management in Growth Markets

Strategic Pharmaceutical Marketing Management in Growth Markets

India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally. The Indian pharmaceutical sector supplies over 50% of the global demand for various vaccines and as a result holds an important position in the global pharmaceutical sector. This book is a comprehensive study of pharmaceutical marketing management in the Indian context and similar growth markets. The book introduces the fast-paced and multi-faceted discipline of pharmaceutical marketing management through an in-depth discussion on the genesis and evolution of its marketing concept. Combining theory and practice it offers a strategic approach to pharmaceutical marketing from an organizational and business perspective and explicates the practical applications of it. Richly supported by case studies the book brings together fresh perspectives and approaches equally useful for students and professionals. This book will be of interest to academicians advanced students and practitioners of pharmaceutical marketing and pharmaceutical management. It will also be beneficial to those interested in business strategy decision-making and international marketing. | Strategic Pharmaceutical Marketing Management in Growth Markets

GBP 34.99
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Vyankatesh Madgulkar A Villageful of Stories and a Forestful of Tales

Vyankatesh Madgulkar A Villageful of Stories and a Forestful of Tales

Vyankatesh Madgulkar (1927–2001) was one of the pioneers of modernist short fiction (nav katha) as well as ‘rural’ (grameen) fiction in Marathi in the post-World War II era. He wrote eight novels two hundred short stories several plays including some notable ‘folk plays’ (loknatya) screenplays and dialogues for more than eighty Marathi films. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of Vyankatesh Madgulkar’s work by analysing selections from his major creative fictions and nonfictions. This is augmented with important writings on him by his contemporaries as well as critical writings commentaries and reviews by present-day scholars. It situates Madgulkar in the context of Marathi literary tradition and Indian literature in general. Part of the Writer in Context series this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of Indian literature Marathi literature English literature comparative literature postcolonial studies cultural studies global south studies and translation studies. | Vyankatesh Madgulkar A Villageful of Stories and a Forestful of Tales

GBP 38.99
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Creative Industries in India

Creative Industries in India

As digitalization meets local traditions there is great potential for creative industries (CI) to promote economic and social development in middle- and low-income countries. This book explores the economic and cultural relevance of these industries in India. The book identifies key topics regarding cultural and creative industries in India which has a rich cultural heritage and a young demographic and is undergoing swift socio-economic change. It contains the most sophisticated and comprehensive mappings of CI in India to date. It also features numerous case studies which illuminate the growth of CI in India its intersections with caste and gender the central role of handloom handicraft and other local practices within communities as well as the specific challenges in safeguarding and harnessing various creative industry assets to promote sustainable development and social change. Rich with empirical data this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of cultural studies economics history social work development studies media studies and South Asian studies.

GBP 36.99
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Population Geography A Systematic Exposition

Population Geography A Systematic Exposition

This book studies the origins and development of population geography as a discipline. It explores the key concepts tools and statistical and demographic techniques that are widely employed in the analysis of population. The chapters in this book: Provide a comprehensive geographical account of population attributes in the world with a particular focus on India; Study the three major components of population change – fertility mortality and migration – that have remained somewhat neglected in the study of human geography so far; Examine the salient social demographic and economic characteristics of population along with topics such as size distribution and growth of population; Discuss major population theories policies and population–development–environment interrelations thus marking a significant departure from the traditional pattern-oriented approach. Well supplemented with figures maps and tables this key text will be an indispensable read for students researchers and teachers of human geography demography anthropology sociology economics and population studies. | Population Geography A Systematic Exposition

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