This study propose business framework for cooperatives as ideal medium of development. Globalisation and technology has changed the human life in last three decades. In light of themes selected by World Development Reports (WDR), we emphasize that development is refined. The cooperative as...

The study critically analyses selected Indian workers cooperatives to find reasons over time of its success or failures. Worker cooperatives flourish in many industries and regions, where decisions are made democratically by workers who also act as entrepreneurs, managers and members. By value...

This paper analyse productivity of manufacturing sector in India. As per Global Competitive Index, India is ranked 71. In spite of India's relative steady growth in last decade, productivity indices remained weak. We investigates factors around 12 pillars of GCI, and broadly internal & external...

The present study aims to understand the prevailing under current, forces, strategies, policies & challenges faced by various stakeholders when Ahmedabad's 100,000 crude oil based auto rickshaws were converted into gas based in 2004. Since then the city of Ahmedabad has moved as 4th most...

The Ethiopian economy is dominated by the agriculture and services sectors, with each accounting for about 43-44 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), leaving only about 13 percent for industry of which manufacturing accounts for about 6-7 percent. The low industrial contribution is...

The 2008 economic crisis has taken a big toll and invariably no one is spared whether in business or not. Entrepreneurs, Legislators, Executives, Regulators & Experts are busy in finding out the reasons of such catastrophic economic failure ranging from greed, market incentives, liquidity...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a buzz word in all public platforms, research conferences, universities, politics and media. CSR is neither new in India, nor widespread in its real sense. Few companies carried out implicitly and seldom explicitly CSR activities as part of their routine...

We examine the effect of social schemes in India on women empowerment, fertility & female welfare. The balancing between ‘Men' and ‘Women' is sine qua non for sustainability of human race. The present world scenario is tilted in favour of men endangering sustainability of human race. The...

It is argued that, BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India & China) countries combined economies could surpass world's richest countries by 2050. Author undertakes veracity of BRIC's present status with reference to the various projections made till 2050, which are made under certain assumption including...