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An Emerging Knowledge Economy and a Stagnating Agrarian Economy: Contradictions in Andhra Pradesh under Globalization
Thomas, Jayan Jose - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper presents some features of the contradictions in Andhra Pradesh’s economy today: the fast growth of IT and other technology-intensive industries in Hyderabad, and the alarming levels of distress among small farmers and landless labourers in rural areas of the State. In...
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Knowledge Work and Human Rights in the Cybercultural Age
Nayar, Pramod K. - eSocialSciences - 2010
The current knowledge economy in terms of their human rights component, the author argues, offers a space where demands and claims can be articulated. Websites, databases, documentation and archives about Rwanda, Bosnia or Indian dalits are ‘archives of suffering’. And this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580006
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Changing Practices in/of Science: The Context of Intellectual Property Rights in India
Mallick, Sambit - eSocialSciences - 2006
Changes in the practices and norms of research have changed the dynamics of creation of knowledge. Issues of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and proprietary information and knowledge have begun to give rise to new debates on public goods versus private profit. There is growing concern that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341734
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Sub-National Innovation Networks in India: An Emerging Scenario
Rao, A.S. - eSocialSciences - 2006
Proliferation of sub-national innovation networks, a relatively new concept, promises to be an alternative to … centralized national innovation system. To be an independent entity, its growth must come from within. This paper attempts to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699090
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Naude, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Goedhuys, Micheline - eSocialSciences - 2011
How does innovation impact on development? How, and under what conditions, do entrepreneurs in developing countries … innovate? And what can be done to support innovation by entrepreneurs in developing countries? This policy brief addresses … these questions and explains the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and development. Policy lessons are drawn …
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Has India Become More Innovative Since 1991? Analysis of the Evidence and Some Disquieting Features
Mani, Sunil - eSocialSciences - 2009
There is a strong feeling among especially the West that India is becoming very innovative. The study will take the reader through the empirical evidence on whether this is indeed the case since the reform process of 1991. The actual innovative performance of India’s economy since...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512436
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Innovation through Long-distance Conversations? Lessons from Offshoring-based Software Clusters in Bangalore
Okada, Aya - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper is aganist the popular assertion regarding the links between innovation and clustering and it is found that … the main sources of knowledge transfer and innovation among key firms in Bangalore’s software cluster are their external …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512451
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Start With a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health
Levine, Ruth; Temin, Miriam - eSocialSciences - 2009
Sheds light on the realities of girls' health and wellbeing in developing countries, on the links between the health of girls and the prospects for their families, and on the specific actions that will improve health prospects for millions. This report describes the most prevalent and serious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512473
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On Learning, Innovation and Competence Building in India’s SMEs: Challenges Ahead
Das, Keshab; Joseph, K.J. - eSocialSciences - 2011
With a vast and diverse SME sector India’s industrialization owes much to the technological dynamism of enterprises. Various institutional interventions have been made to promote innovativeness in the sector, albeit, following economic reforms, it appears that the SME sector has not been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009386042
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The Digital Society: New Ways to More Transparency, Participation and Innovation
Dapp, Thomas F - eSocialSciences - 2011
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