Introduction. 2.

Research methodology. 3.

Bohra women and work. 4.

Employers views about working of Bohra women. 5.

Socio-economic conditions of working women. 6.

Conclusions and suggestions. Bibliography.

Women empowerment is quite relevant concept in present scenario. Now-a-days women are coming out of the seclusion and are actively participating in all economic activities and are assuming new responsibilities and the Dawoodi Bohra women are not exception to this.

The book focuses on the social and economical aspect of working women particularly of Dawoodi Bohra community. The book highlights the problem (viz.

occupation and personal) faced by them and the degree of job-satisfaction attain by them. Further, the employer's attitude towards the working women is also analyzed.

This book is certainly helpful to not only for community people but also for the policy makers of the country. it suggests the measures to encourage the working women and improvement of working status of Bohra (less)

Invincible thinking works as the powerful drill to break through this rocks. When we practice this way of thinking, we will never feel defeat in our lives.

Invincible thinking is based on practical theories and it bridges the ideas of self-reflection and progress. By reading, savoring and practicing the philosophy in this book, and using it as your own power, you will be able to declare that there is no such thing as defeat--only success (less)

Introduction. 2.

Review of literature. 3.

Methodology. 4.

General scenario and equines. 5.

Socio-economic characteristics of equine rearers. 6.

Specie wise economics of equines. 7.

Economics of camel rearing. 8.

Summary and conclusions. Appendices.

Bibliography. Index.

Illustrations. "The main purpose behind this book is to portray the socio-economic life of the poor people who are solely dependant upon the equine rearing for their livelihood.

Besides the importance of these animals can not be undermined even in the era of modernization particularly in the mountain specificities where road development can not be undertaken without disturbing the environment of the area. The book has emphasized on the application of economic principles for the benefit of the readers.

The presentation of the material has been deliberately kept simple supported with data and photographs so that it could be understood and used even by literate progressive farmers who may not have any previous training in the (less)

Introduction/V. Santaniello, R.

E. Evenson, D.

Zilberman and G.A.

Carlson. I.

Legal systems: 1. Patent and other private legal rights for biotechnology inventions (Intellectual Property Rights - IPR)/D.

D. Evenson.

2. Intellectual Property Rights of plant varieties and of biotechnology in the European union/V.

Santaniello. 3.

Intellectual Property Rights under the convention on biological diversity/W. Lesser.

4. An economic approach to identifying an 'Effective sui generis System' for plant variety protection under TRIPs/W.

Lesser. 5.

Recent Intellectual Property Rights controversies and issues at the CGIAR/S.H.

Bragdon. II.

Economic issues: 6. Economics of Intellectual Property Rights for agricultural technology/R.

E. Evenson.

7. The market value of farmers' rights/R.

Mendelsohn. 8.

International crop breeding in a world of proprietary technology/B.D.

Wright. 9.

Knowledge management and the economics of agricultural biotechnology/D. Zilberman, C.

Yarkin and A. Heiman.

10. Comparing allocation of resources in public and private research/S.

Lemarie. III.

Biotechnology inventions: 11. Biotechnology inventions: what can we learn (less)

Introduction: 1. Ethnobotanical reports.

2. Some selected medicinal plants from ethnobotanical resources.

3. Plants for tribal houses/huts.

4. Vegetables grown in cane fields (economic plants in commercial field).

5. Paying and high yielding plants.

6. Drying marshy areas with trees.

7. Road side avenue species.

II. Classified economic plants of India: 1.

Plants in homeopathic medicines. 2.

Utilitarian/environmental aspects of herbs. 3.

Famine food plants. 4.

Ethnobotanical and economic species. 5.

Statistics of number of species under the Indian forests/uses (M.F.

P.).

5. Plants as renewable sources of energy and conservation.

6. Medicinal properties statistics.

7. Phytochemical product yielding plants.

8. Homeopathic medicines.

9. Ayurvedic and Unani medicines from plants.

10. Economics in medicinal plant cultivation.

11. Toxic/insecticidal/pesticidal plants.

12. Dye yielding plants.

13. Fibre yielding plants.

14. Oil yielding plants.

15. Aromatic species.

16. Gums/resin yielding plants.

17. Tan yielding plants.

18. Plants in industries (mat, paper, pencil, beads, ply, toys, match) (less)

Proposing an inclusive 'social ecology' framework that goes beyond these partisan ideologies Guha arrives at a richer understanding of controversies over large dams, state forests, wildlife reserves and more. He offers trenchant critiques of privileged and isolationist proponents of conservation, persuasively arguing for biospheres that care as much for humans as for other species.

He also provides profiles of three remarkable environmental thinkers and activists Lewis Mumford, Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Madhav Gadgil. Finally, the (less)

Kripal, a group of nine intellectuals come together to shed light on some of the most baffling experiences on record--psychical experiences (less)

Economic and social challenges of globalisation in Bangladesh: policy perspectives/M. Muqtada, Andrea Singh and M.

Ali Rashid. 2.

Globalisation, growth and employment/Mohammed Ali Rashid. 3.

Globalisation, competitiveness, and job quality in the garment industry in Bangladesh/Nasreen Khundker. 4.

Skill development in Bangladesh: responses to globalisation/Rushidan Islam Rahman. 5.

Globalisation, industrial relations, and labour policies: the need for a renewed agenda/Abdul Hye Mondal. 6.

Organising women garment workers: a means to address the challenges of integration of the Bangladesh garment industry in the global market/Pratima Paul-Majumder. 7.

Export processing zones in Bangladesh and industrial relations/Ismail Hossain. 8.

Social protection and safety nets: the case of Bangladesh/Salehuddin Ahmed. References.

Index. "Bangladesh experienced rapid trade liberalisation in the early 1990s, which in turn encouraged growth.

There was a significant surge in exports, by a factor of four, led by the garments sector. GDP grew at an annual rate of about 5 percent.

In the garment (less)

Invincible thinking works as the powerful drill to break through this rocks. When we practice this way of thinking, we will never feel defeat in our lives.

Invincible thinking is based on practical theories and it bridges the ideas of self-reflection and progress. By reading, savoring and practicing the philosophy in this book, and using it as your own power, you will be able to declare that there is no such thing as defeat--only success (less)

India: a brief introduction. 2.

Sri Lanka: from ancient times to modern days. 3.

Ethnic composition in Sri Lanka and various political parties. 4.

A glimpse on the Indo-Lankan Relations through Decades. 5.

India and Sri Lanka Relations and Tamil Militancy. 6.

Economic overview: India and Sri Lanka. 7.

India-Sri Lanka Peace Accord of 1987. 8.

India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement. 9.

India's Policy towards Sri Lanka. 10.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: a detailed view of investigation. 11.

India-Srilanka Economic Cooperation. 12.

India and the Sri Lankan Peace Process. 13.

Latest political scenario in India and Sri Lanka. Index.

"A country's past is an important indicator of its future. That's why this book starts with a view of India and Sri Lanka's history.

Ethnic composition in Sri Lanka has always been the most important factor in its politics. This book presents a look on different ethnic groups and various political parties of Sri (less)

Perception of economy. 2.

Economic theories in Islam. 3.

Quranic commands for economy. 4.

Allah, the sustainer. 5.

Background of Islamic economy. 6.

Framework of Islamic economy. 7.

Economy at work. 8.

Economic mechanism. 9.

Capital and economy. 10.

Theory of wealth. 11.

Financial concerns. Bibliography.

Index. "Islam does not merely have a set of religious injunctions, but also a perfect system, based on do`s and don`ts, which determine a safe and secure system of life.

As far as economics is concerned, Islam strongly suggests interest-free banking. Decentralization of money is another important principle.

Money earned through honest and fair means has a number of benefits, which can only be experienced. As for modes of earning, Islam prefers business and agriculture.

Basically, Islam believes in hard work, dedication and honesty. Islam also enjoins upon its followers to divide their earnings and earmark a certain portion for the needy and poor.

Since Islam (less)

The exploitation of land and Islamic law. 2.

Private property in Islam. 3.

Islamic economics. 4.

Nature and significance of Islamic planning. 5.

Some economic problems of the Muslim world. 6.

Muslim finance. 7.

Social and economic reforms in the world of Islam: the beginning of the end. 8.

Islamic economic system and the process of change over. 9.

Exploitation of land and Islamic law: the leasing of land. 10.

Spectacular economic development of Kuwait. 11.

Consumption loan in Islam. Index.

"Though 'Capitalistic' in nature, the Islamic economic system is not, however, based on the European or American capitalist economic principles, which in no way heed moral or ethical conceptions. The Islamic system obeys fully and unconditionally the dictates of moral and ethical doctrines.

The difference between the Islamic and the capitalist economic systems is thus a cardinal and fundamental one. "The Islamic economic system also laid down the principle of the (less)

Development strategy and ideology: 1. Growth of manufactured exports and terms of trade: pessimism confounded/Prema-chandra Athukorala.

2. The influence of development ideology in macroeconomic policy reform process/Dushni Weerakoon.

3. The lessons of national planning/Godfrey Gunatilleke.

4. Understanding reforms: 1960-2000/Lal Jayawardena.

5. The importance of the public sector in economic and social development/J.

B. Kelegama.

II. Macroeconomic policy: 6.

Current fiscal policy/D.D.

M. Waidyasekera.

7. Public debt: institutional issues/Nihal Kappagoda.

8. Exchange rate/Sisira Jayasuriya.

III. Agriculture, industry and technology development: 9.

Agricultural development: controversial issues/Nimal Sanderatne. 10.

Industrial policy/Sarath Rajapatirana. 11.

Technology development: key issues in productivity/Chandana Perera and Sarath Dasanayaka. IV.

Employment and labour: 12. Labour productivity growth and employment generation/Ravindra A.

Yatawara. 13.

Youth unemployment: an exploratory study/W.D.

Lakshman. 14.

Migration and brain drain/Raja B.M.

Korale. V.

Institutional and governance issues: 15. Economic liberalization and institutional reform/David Dunham.

16. Consumer affairs authority act in (less)

2. Maintenance of dairy animals.

3. Methodologies.

4. Resources of sampled farmers.

5. Calf rearing.

6. Cost structure of milk production.

7. Economic indicators - lactations.

8. Economic indicators - production levels.

9. Statistical analysis.

10. Feed - milk production relationship.

11. Optimum Herd strength.

12. Suggestions.

References. Appendix.

Subject Index. "Though mixed farming has been a common practice in India since immemorial due to existence of complementary and supplementary relationship between crop production and animal production systems, dairy has gained a momentum due to commercialization and it is a rural income generating activity in India.

Agriculture enterprise has not provided constant employment to rural people but dairy has not only provided gainful employment but also provided assured and regular income. The national income from animal husbandry has increased from 3 per cent in 1950 to 25 per cent at present in GDP / GDPR of agriculture.

Hence it is necessary to (less)