BOOKS

Asia Corporate Finance Forum : summary of conference proceedings [5 December 2003: Shanghai]  

McKinsey & Company, 2004

This booklet is a summary of the presentations at the second annual Asia Corporate Finance Forum held in Shanghai in December 2003.

Banking in Asia , China , Financial crises , Asian banking , Management

In this book, R M Lala has drawn upon fresh material from the India Office Library in London and other archives, as also Jamsetji's letters, to portray the man and his age.

Profile of the countries of the world.

Contents: Special Focus: Iraq War 2003; National security; India's neighbourhood; Force profiles and modernisation; Defence expositions; Global military cooperation; Weapons systems and equipment; DRDO, production and supplies; Administrative and miscellaneous matters.

Defence , India , National security , Iraq war , Defence expositions , Indian army - modernisation plans , Oil security , Global military cooperation , Weapon systems and equipment

Annual bank conference on development economics 2003 : South Asia component

National Council of Applied Economic Research ( NCAER ), New Delhi, 2004

The workshop papers of the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE)- South Asia Component.

Public service delivery , Education , E-government , Trade liberalisation - Poverty reduction - Bangladesh , Trade policy - Indian agriculture , Business deregulation - Sri Lanka , Infrastructure reform - India , Regulatory institutions - Industry and finance

Indepth investigations of various multinationals functioning in India. This rich comparative analysis revealed that while each corporation brought to India its unique organisational culture, they rapidly understood the need to adapt their management practices to Indian settings. Thus, providing capital, technology, and cultivating an atmosphere of high performance, they absorbed aspects of the work culture in India.

International business enterprises - India , Cross cultural orientation - India , International communication - India , Corporate culture - India , Multinationals , MNCs

Energy

26th National Seminar on Industrial Gases [23-24 January 2004: Jaipur]

All India Industrial Gases Manufacturers Association ( AIIGMA ), 2004

Proceedings of 26th national seminar on industrial gases, 2004.

Industrial gases , Carbon dioxide - Food processing industry , Safety

India's initial national communication to the United Nations framework convention on climate change

Contents: National circumstances; GHG inventory information; vulnerability assessment and adaptation; research and systematic observations; education, training and public awareness; programmes related to sustainable development; constraints and gaps, and related financial, technical and capacity needs. 

Environment , Climate change , India , Sustainable development , United Nations

This book is an attempt to capture the evolution and growth of Project Exports from India over the past three decades, based on data available with the Bank, primary research on activities and policies of multilateral funding agencies and their current focus, and interaction with leading project exporters.

Project exports, India, Multilateral funding agencies, Export credit agencies

A comparative analysis of India's food trade and policies with the rest of the world.

Food trade , Trade policy , India , Food sector , Agricultural trade , Market share

Ministry of Commerce and Industry , Department of Commerce , Government of India, New Delhi, 2004

India's maiden foreign trade policy released on 31st August 2004.

Foreign trade policy , India , Exim policy

Ministry of Commerce and Industry , Department of Commerce , Government of India, New Delhi, 2004

This book contains information about : General provisions regarding exports and imports ; Promotional measures ; Duty exemption /remission scheme ; Export promotion capital goods scheme ; Export oriented units ( EOUs ) ; Units in export processing zones ( EPZs ) , Electronics hardware technology parks ( EHTPs ) and software technology parks ( STPs ) ; Special economic zones ; and Miscellaneous matters.

Trade procedures , Exports , Imports , Duty Exemption , Remission Scheme , Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme , Export Oriented Units , EOUs , Export Processing Zones , EPZs , Electronics Hardware Technology Parks , EHTPs , Software Technology Parks , STPs , Special Economic Zones , Deemed Exports ,  Foreign Trade , Foreign Business , India

Hardware Industry

An analysis of the world and Indian electronics hardware industry.

Hardware industry , India , Opportunity , Electronics hardware industry , Hardware industry in India , Global hardware industry

India and ADB

ADB's country strategy and program for India during 2003 - 2006.

Economic growth , poverty , politics and government , Governance , Gender assessment , Private sector , Environment , Regional cooperation

International Centre for Peace Initiatives, Mumbai, 2004

This book contains: military costs ; social and political costs ; economic costs ; diplomatic costs ; costs for Jammu and Kashmir ; conflict escalation ladder ; nuclear confrontation-a case study ; peace building ladder.

India , Pakistan , Military Costs , Social Costs , Political Costs , Economic Costs , Diplomatic Costs , Costs for Jammu and Kashmir , Conflict Escalation Ladder , Nuclear Confrontation , Peace Building Ladder

An industry guide to implement intellectual property for small and medium sized enterprises.

This book deals with a wide array of topics in a lucid, coherent and concise manner, and provides a panoramic view of the pitfalls, challenges and possibilities linked to the intellectual property system as an instrument for socio-economic, cultural and technological development as well as for improving the quality of life of the many peoples of our planet.

CUTS Centre for International Trade , Economics & Environment, Jaipur, 2004

This paper focuses more on highlighting facts rather than analysing the ideology behind trade and labour debate under the auspices of GATT/WTO.

WTO , GATT , Labour , Trade and labour , ILO

The book aims to addresses the concerns of all interested stakeholders in Business Process Outsourcing, whether it is the foreign companies, who are either outsourcing to third party service providers or aim to establish their own BPO captive units, service providers, sub-contractors, lawyers or the policy makers.

Business process outsourcing , BPO , Law , India , International law

The United States Army is one of the most complex, best-run organisations in the world, and central to the Army's success are strong leadership and exceptional leadership development. There is an official Army leadership manual for the US Army. For the first time, you can have access to the Army's successful leadership philosophy and the principles that are outlined in the manual.

Be, Know, Do makes this critical information available to civilian leaders in all sectors - business, government, and nonprofit - and gives them the guidelines they need to create an organization in which leadership thrives.

Political economy of underdevelopment of North-East India

The study investigates the nature and causes of underdevelopment and its myriad politico-cultural expressions through the triple registers of development i.e. political economy, space and culture.

Northeast , North east , Development , Underdevelopment , Poverty , Political economy

Pharmaceutical industry - Indonesia

The report aims to provide market information and guidelines to Indian businessmen, government officials and others who are interested in penetrating the market for pharmaceutical in Indonesia.

Portraits of India

Art (Photographs) collection of famous photographers of India.

George’s book, India Untouched: The Forgotten Face of Rural Poverty, expresses outrage at the social structure in rural India and the complete disconnect between urban ‘progress’ and rural reality. While the book could be callously dismissed as having a western perspective, the businessman-philanthropist’s observations of 10 years serve as a reminder of the country’s unfinished agenda since Independence.

Poverty, India, Rural poverty, Rural development

Integrating the rural poor into markets

Academic Foundation , Indian Development Foundation ( IDF ) and International Development Enterprises (India), New Delhi, 2002

The book seeks to holistically address the reform agenda for agriculture vis-à-vis the need to integrate the rural poor into markets.

Rural development , Rural poor and market systems , Indian agriculture , Rural poverty reduction - India , Agricultural policy - India , ICT and poverty , Child labour , IT and rural development

Technical textiles : a road map for India [27-28 July 2004: New Delhi]  

Proceedings of the conference on "Technical textiles : a road map for India [27-28 July 2004: New Delhi]

Textile technology , Textile machinery , Technology trends , Coated fabrics , Ultramid BS3300 N , Automotive textiles , Meditech , Geotextiles , Hometextile , India

The book examines various theoretical issues related to the operation of VAT. It provides an overview of the present tax system of India. It traces the efforts made by the Central and State Governments in India to rationalise indirect tax system of the country in the direction of VAT. The book, drawing on the experience of other countries, evaluates various options available for a smooth switch over to VAT in India. The countries considered for the purpose are: Brazil , Argentina , Mexico , Germany , and Canada.

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