Authors:Ashok Gulati, Ruth S Meinzen-Dick, K V Raju,
Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Keywords: irrigation, indian, reforms, institutional
Number of Pages: 322
Published: 2005-01-01
List price: $78.95
ISBN-10: 0761933115
ISBN-13: 9780761933113

Examining the nature and scope of large-scale surface irrigation in India, this book identifies the factors leading to poor performance from a political economy perspective and suggests viable options for institutional reforms. Using empirical data on irrigation financing and farmer participation, the authors go beyond merely making policy recommendations. They make detailed calculations of the costs of irrigation development, including both capital expenditure and recurring costs. They also examine the performance of reform measures that are already in operation in Karnataka and Rajasthan, as

Author: Peter P. Mollinga
Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Keywords: water, asia, south, resources, integrated, management
Number of Pages: 404
Published: 2006-12-05
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 0761935495
ISBN-13: 9780761935490

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has become the international label for the ’new approach’ to water resources management. This volume, and in fact the entire series, investigates how this global concept resonates with regional, national and local concerns in South Asia. This is the first volume in a new series under the aegis of the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) and explains the IWRM. This volume begins by tracking the emergence of IWRM as a central notion in water debates. It then discusses the European experience with

Authors:Vinod Pavarala, Kanchan K Malik,
Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Keywords: india, radio, community, struggle, voices
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 2007-10-09
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0761936025
ISBN-13: 9780761936022

When the trend globally is toward mergers, acquisitions, and concentration of ownership in fewer and fewer corporate hands, civil society organizations all over the world have been promoting such alternative, community-owned media. This book is a significant study of an emerging alternative media scene in India in the larger context of the globalization of mass communication. This study investigates the ideologies and communication practices of various community-based organizations that have been using community radio as a means for empowerment at the grassroots. Adopting the case-study method

Authors:Debbie Epstein, Jane Kenway, Rebecca Bode,
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: kit, support, academic, publication, writing
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 2007-01-30
List price: $28.69
ISBN-10: 1412906970
ISBN-13: 9781412906975

"Writing for Publication" deals with a number of generic issues around academic writing (including intellectual property rights) and then considers writing refereed journal articles, books and book chapters in detail as well as other, less common, forms of publication for academics. The aim is to demystify the process and to help you to become a confident, competent, successful and published writer.

Author: Subhash Bhatnagar
Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Keywords: practical, insights, cases, concepts, government, potential, unlocking
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2009-05-12
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 8178299283
ISBN-13: 9788178299280

Unlocking E-Government Potential: Concepts, Cases and Practical Insights provides a conceptual and empirical basis for understanding the potential of e-government and practical insights for implement-action of e-government at local, state or national level. The author provides an overview of global experience in implementing e-government, explores the potential impact of e-government on cost of access, quality of service and quality of governance for citizens and businesses and analyzes the potential impact of e-government on transparency and corruption.

Authors:B Prakash,  B A Prakash,
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
Keywords: development, economic, kerala
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2004-09-22
List price: $76.95
ISBN-10: 0761932933
ISBN-13: 9780761932932

The well-known ’Kerala model’ of development has been the focus of discussion for the past several years and the first edition of this book, published in 1999, was a significant contribution to that debate. This revised edition focuses not so much on the more well-researched determinants of Kerala’s success but on the hitherto ignored economic backwardness of the state, the economic reforms implemented since the early 1990s, the broad economic changes during the 1990s, and the economic problems and development issues facing Kerala today.

Author: Vasant Joshi
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
Keywords: books, response, finance
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-09-15
List price: $38.95
ISBN-10: 0761932615
ISBN-13: 9780761932611

Information technologies especially the internet have truly changed the way we think and do business. Financial institutions across the world are discovering the gamut of financial services they can offer over the Internet. Connectivity, speed and convenience are the buzzwords that have pushed e-finance to become a part of our every day lives. This interesting book traces the detail of penetration of e-finance and its use in business. It shows the potential to improve the quality and scope of financial services and expands the opportunities for trading risks. E-finance can also widen the acces