Although there is some evidence to suggest that small scale enterprises also make strategic plans, there is still a lot of suspicion about its usefulness for small firms. The basic question is that given their level of operations and resource structure what kind of planning is possible in small...

In this paper we begin with a given social endowment. A profile of shares (which could very well all be equal), is part of the environment. This is the planner’s contribution to the economic environment, as conceived in this paper. First we formulate the concept of an envy free allocation as...

The paper views the phenomenon of rural-urban migration in terms of relative growth of urban areas. Four factors influencing the relative growth of urban areas are identified. They are: (i) dependency ratio in urban areas (ii) employment opportunities in the economy (iii) industrial structure in...

The National Commission on Agriculture has advocated that the new agricultural credit policy must satisfy that all activities financed under its regis,

This study has developed and tested an approach and a methodology for identifying persuasive communication appeals that have the best chances of influencing people’s attitudes and behaviour in the area of social marketing, specifically, family planning. It can be used by social marketers for...

The paper presents the experiences of two action projects of rural development undertaken by IIMA. It reviews the experiences and learning elements in order to generate alternative strategies and policies based upon structural implementation for action at the micro level. The paper attempts to...

In this paper we propose a mechanism which decentralizes the creation of economic inequality. A personalized price for the public good/bad (i.e. economic inequality), determines the choice of disposable income by an individual. A perfect foresight equilibrium is defined, and a vector of prices...

Industrialization and the consequent urbanization of less developed countries has led to the growth of several small business activities which could be clubbed under the umbrella of Urban Informal Sector. The role and contribution of urban informal sector have been appreciated of late. This...

With liberalisation and globalisation of the Indian economy, it has become possible for anyone to get into production and services in most of the sectors. This has led to rampant misuse and appropriation of trade marks. In an insulated economy, with monopoly markets, law protecting trade marks...

This paper discusses the implications of corporate strategy choices for financial strategies of the firm, and the implications of finance theory for strategic decision-making of the firm. Some propositions of potential practical use to managers are advanced here. One set of propositions relates...