This paper surveys some of the controversial issues with regard to the treatment of the individual in economic theory. The discussion also includes personal and social values, inequality and incentive payments. It also discusses corruption and social costs as (un)ethical aspects of governance....

Ethiopia is experiencing a high population growth rate (about 2.6 per cent per annum) mainly as a result of a high fertility rate (Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 5.9). Like in other developing nations, rural-urban migration is increasingly becoming a common phenomenon mainly as a direct response...

All is not well with the elementary education system in the state of Andhra Pradesh, and this research paper is an attempt to understand the current status of the system and the ills that plague it. Although the problems in the educational system are multi-dimensional, in recent times, the issue...

This paper examines the effects of financial development, money and public spending on national income in Nigeria. The results of the study, obtained using the Vector Error Correction model, show weak evidence for supply-leading view of financial development. In addition, the results provide...

This article attempts to analyse, in a historical perspective (1881-2002), the emergence of competing demand for water caused by the diversion of river basin water to meet the demand of the urban domestic use and industrial needs and its consequential damage to the ecology and environment, which...

‘Primary Education’ in India is yet to reach its target. The target is to achieve universalisation of primary education. In other words, achievement of 100 per cent enrolment along with 100 per cent primary completion rate is the need of the hour. This study focuses on trends in the targets...

This paper is based on a research study on factors affecting the implementation of Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY), which was carried out in Maharashtra during 2004-05. The survey results revealed that as a direct intervention programme, SGRY meets certain considerations in the choice of...