An abiding problem in choice theory has been one of characterizing those choice function which are obtained as a result of some kind of optimization. Specifically, the endeavour has concentrated largely on finding a binary relation (if there be any) whose best elements coincide with observed...

This paper is based on an amateur research effort to understand how social values are transmitted through non-formal education. The point of departure for the study lies in some currently expressed views on deterioration of values in society with serious implications for human survival and...

Unirrigated areas constitute more than 70 percent of India’s cropped land, and account for more than 80 percent of the production of jowar, bajra, small millets, pulses and oilseeds plus about two-thirds of cotton. Virtually all know technology options to raise crop yields on these areas...

In this paper, we discuss a recent development in the area of manufacturing management-aptly called “Synchronous Innovation”. This is a strategy which calls for synchronous deployment of technological and administrative innovations during modernization programs in manufacturing...

The paper analyzes the role of Government policies in influencing the competitiveness of two Indian industries: Automobile Components and Leather. These industries were chosen due to their good export performance, prima facie evidence that they are influenced by government policies and their...

This paper is presented in two parts. In Part I, the term “internationalisation” is explained, Indian efforts and experiences during the decade of ‘70s are examined, and the basic issues are identified. Of the several dimensions of internationalisation, India had been primarily...

Special economic zones following the enormous success of China have been widely imitated. But it is to be entirely anticipated that the results would vary greatly. Earlier avatars of SEZs in the form of Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) and Export Promotion Zones (EPZs) were important in the export led...

Research on private label brands started with focus on explaining the choice of private label brands by simple demographics variables which later expanded into work on attitudinal and behavioral characteristics of customers. However, all these studies had never tried to integrate demographic and...

A Federation Boolean Vote Aggregator allows a finite set of coalitions to unilaterally elect any candidate from a set containing exactly two candidates. There are several special types of Federation Boolean Vote Aggregators, all of which share a property: the candidates are assigned weights, and...

Ecological variability in dry regions is quite high at a short distance. Developing technologies at the research stations which are suitable for different ecological niches will require a very large number of well dispersed research stations. In addition it will require large facilities for on...