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A Business of State reveals how the English state took an active role in the creation and functioning of the East India Company in the early years of its existence, and, reciprocally, how institutions like the Company helped create the early Stuart state. To understand how the Company operated, the author delves into the political life of the body as well as constructing a richly detailed account of the interactions between the Company and the regime. Viewing politics and political engagement through the lens of the Company exposes a version of the English polity in which Company members regularly appeared before the monarch and privy council, saw themselves as active agents in government, and used the tools of public appeal to sway both Company and state policies. In return, monarch and privy council promoted and protected the Company, depended on Company expertise and resources, and shaped state policy objectives in response to Company needs and requirements.

As India has embarked on a civil nuclear expansion programme, the public concern for safety and security of nuclear facilities and material is obvious, especially in the backdrop of terrorist incidents and the Fukushima disaster. This poses a serious challenge to garnering greater domestic support for new nuclear projects with international collaborations. Here an attempt is made to examine the issues involving social acceptance of nuclear energy, safe disposal of nuclear waste, regulatory practices, and likely challenges ahead for India, to propose a new nuclear safety-security paradigm by looking beyond the usual {u2018}defence by design{u2019} or {u2018}defence in-depth{u2019} practice.

Foreword / Ramona Kay Zachary -- Introduction -- Investment model: an overview -- Is the market opportunity real and large enough? -- Customer value -- Market demand -- Is the opportunity real and large enough? : refine the customer value concept -- Is the business model efficient and sustainable? -- Business model design -- Financing stage milestones -- Is the business model efficient and sustainable? : reconfigure the business model -- Is the reward worth the risk and effort? -- Risk and return -- Investment liquidity and valuation -- Is the reward worth the risk and effort? realign the incentive structure