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Central to the dynamics of India's post-interventionist era has been the performance of its corporate sector. A lot of hope has been placed on its ability to deliver increased growth rates and levels of 'development'. In the light of this view, the author here examines critically the nature of the Indian corporate sector as a specific socio-historical and political-economic formation. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature of corporate profitability in India, its historical roots and its effects on development

This study summarises key recent developments in science, technology and innovation across the OECD area. It covers trends, provides an overview of policy developments and emphasises the roles played by science and technology in recent economic growth. Special chapters examine the link between innovation and growth, the importance of innovation in services, the growing interaction between science and industry, the impact of public support on private R&D and the role of networks in the innovation process. An annex provides detailed indicators on science, technology and innovation

The book presents an informed and wide-ranging examination of issues surrounding the development and future prospects of civil society in Eastern Europe. The contributions, mostly by leading East European scholars, relate the key concept of civil society to the processes that led to the collapse of communism and which bear on prospects for the establishment of a democratic order throughout the region. The development of the concept is related to questions like those surrounding economic policy and reform and the women's movement

Cover -- IMPERIALISM -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- History -- 1. European Expansion Since 1763 -- 2. Imperialist Expansion: Accident and Design -- 3. Imperialism: A Historical Survey -- Theory and the Third World -- 4. Imperialism Without Colonies -- 5. Economic Myths and Imperialism -- 6. The Multinational Corporation and Development-A Contradiction? -- 7. Militarism and Imperialism -- 8. The Impact of U.S. Foreign Policy on Underdeveloped Countries -- 9. Capital, Technology, and Development -- Reply to Critics -- 10. Is Imperialism Really Necessary? -- 11. How to Make a Molehill Out of a Mountain.

"This book breaks new ground in its theorizing of childhood within sociological concepts. Over the course of nine chapters, authors give detailed accounts of the lives of children in a range of societies, including England, sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Ireland, France, Andhra Pradesh and Finland. They describe their studies in the light of Bourdieu's key concepts - field, habitus and capital - to consider the social status of childhood, the tensions between schooling and work in the lives of children, children's relations with adults, and the pressures on childhood resulting from globalization and from the professional discourse of those adults who aim to help them. The authors are all established researchers who are committed to improving the social status and well-being of childhood, in social, economic and political worlds that too often fail to accord children respect for their human rights"--

Following the semicentennial celebrations and a global pandemic, Bangladesh seemed well on track to achieve the promises of furthering both democracy and development. But while development was visible in the completion of spectacular infrastructural projects, democracy continued to suffer, as the government plans to host the 12th parliamentary elections without the participation of the main opposition party. The war in Ukraine and a depleting foreign exchange reserve severely affected the country's economic profile, while a dengue outbreak once more revealed the inadequacies of its public health system.

The convergence of environmental and economic crises poses a threat to human livelihoods and sustainable development progress, and nowhere more so than in highly climate vulnerable countries. In this post, the team delivering the Democratising Education for Global Sustainability and Justice (DemEd Global) programme explain how teaching policymakers in these countries to use legal tools can help them approach closer to the Sustainable Development Goals.
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As the peak of the development of Chinese landscape painting, the Song Dynasty not only had its own innovation in brush and ink techniques, but also had a profound impact on the inheritance of subsequent generations. Under the influence of different social development and economic condition artists of the Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song (1127-1279) used various brush and ink techniques, the study of which allows to expand the understanding of the processes of evolution of landscape painting in China as a whole.

This work is an initial description of the emergence, development and role of local media and local radioin the province of San Luis, Argentina, which were born favored by the development of the web and social networksand the appearance of connection devices every smaller, to meet the information needs of citizens, offeringalternative points of view. These means constitute a small barrier to the political and economic hegemonic power.This work contains an initial and descriptive analysis of two digital media in the province of San Luis, Argentina.

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rethinking of the approaches to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, both nationally and within the multilateral system. The crisis has forced international actors not only to reassess humanity's capability to achieve the Goals by 2030, but to question the relevance of the Agenda's priorities in the new environment. This work reviews the positions of key international institutions on sustainable pathways to global economic recovery.

Abstract: foreign trade relations are one of the main branches of the country's development, and this network is directly related to the solution of social, economic and political problems of the development of society. The fact that the countries close to each other conduct trade relations economically is considered in this article. It is especially important to analyze the composition of export imports of countries carrying out mutual trade relations and to increase the share of finished products in the structure of trade relations.

The article analyzes shale gas production in the United States and calculates its economic efficiency. The development of shale gas production became possible due to the combination of tight reservoirs in a single technological process of drilling and hydraulic fracturing. A technological breakthrough in gas production made it economically attractive for investors (considering the prices of that period) to develop unconventional hydrocarbon deposits. At the same time, like any new industrial sector, the development of shale gas is associated with significant costs at various levels.

In recent years, Internet finance has developed rapidly in China, benefiting from China's political, economic, social and technological environment. Taking Chongqing as an example, this paper analyses the current situation and the reasons behind the development of Chongqing Internet Microfinance Company, combining with the existing literature at home and abroad, as well as many excellent and enterprise cases such as Alibaba, Suning, Xiaomi, Jingdong, Baidu and so on. At the same time, it puts forward some thoughts on the future development of Internet microfinance companies.

AbstractAs a country with a stable capacity in economic, Japan's role in international development is shown by becoming a major donor countries through the mechanism of Official Development Assistance (ODA). However, various dynamics of international relations post-World War II had pushed Japan to engage further, beyond the limits which set out in constitution 1947 about military and defense. This article analyzes how Japan put diplomacy of democracy as a vision to actualize the "New Japan", which is a state construction with total involvement in the international world.

With the increasingly stable political situation in Africa, economic construction has developed steadily. According to the African Union's 2012-2020 Africa Infrastructure Development Plan, a priority action plan, the African construction market has great potential. This paper first analyzes the background and significance of research, and then provides the relevant information about the state of the construction industry in Africa. Finally, the paper provides development ideas and management information for the African real estate developers and project contractors by using the Porter Five Forces analysis.