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section 1. Elementary education: initiatives -- section 2. Health related MDGs : assessment -- section 3. Food security : perspectives -- section 4. Poverty and employment : approach -- section 5. Women empowerment : challenges -- section 6. Sustainable development : outlook. - Papers presented at the Summit on the Millennium Development Goals, held at New York during 20-22 September 2010

This study investigates the attitudes oflocal residents' of the Kashmir region towards tourism development according to their demographic characteristics. A broader set of demographic variables has been used througha well‐structured questionnaire. The questionnaire received 650 valid responses from the households through a convenient sampling method. The robust analysis of responses by the respondents reveals that resident's attitudes could be beneficial for the development of tourismin any tourism potential region. Discussion: The study put forward some interesting results which are pivotal for the development of tourism in a region. The study shows that demographic characteristics of residents affectsignificantly on their perceptions regarding the economic, social and environmental effects of tourism in the Kashmir region.

Having a suitable financial plan to take care of present and future financial needs as well as to balance day to day expenditure and savings is considered indispensable given the increased complexity and attention that the investment space taken in the recent times. Appreciating that there is a definitive role of intrinsic elements which can bring about a discipline to engage in the process or personal financial planning, the present study has the objective of understanding the role of self-control and money attitude in impacting personal financial planning. Considering a national sample of salaried individuals, the study has measured and collected data on self-control, money attitude and personal financial planning. Apart from conducting exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis establishes a measurement model with satisfactory fit indices. Further, structural equation model exemplifies the positive a strong influence of self-control and money attitude on personal financial planning in presence of demographic factors viz. gender, age, education, income, job and marital status as control variables. The implications for investors, finance professional and academicians are discussed.