Anglistica AION : An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2008
Rossella Ciocca interviews Sunil Khilnani author of the much appraised The Idea of India: one of ... more Rossella Ciocca interviews Sunil Khilnani author of the much appraised The Idea of India: one of the best non-fictional introductions to the complexities of politics in contemporary India. The strengths and weaknesses of present-day uneven modernity are discussed around a few strategic topics. First of all plurality, which in its linguistic, cultural, religious, ethnic variety has been vindicated since Independence as a foundational value, is seen as the quintessential resource for achosen practice of syncretism but also in danger of becoming the very source of fragmentation and implosion in a country increasingly maimed by fundamentalism and fanaticism. Democracy is then interrogated between the comfortable perspective of the firmly established and normally operating mechanisms of democratic routine, on the one hand, and the flawsof a still dramatically unjust system of distribution of rights and opportunities, on the other. Identity politics is in turn analysed both in its positiv...
The Oxford Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy, 2010
How should India’s rise be understood in the framework of international relations and a changing ... more How should India’s rise be understood in the framework of international relations and a changing global order? This chapter assesses India’s jostle for an advantageous position on the world stage through three sets of lenses: the attempt to voice the civilizational values of a nascent nation; the expressions of the economic and developmental needs of a poor citizenry; and the self-professed aims and pursuits of the interests of a sovereign state. It then outlines some of the challenges in defining India’s international position, and explores possible means through which these can be navigated. In order to optimize the rewards of India’s interactions with the global order, deft management of all three approaches is necessary, enabled by a recognition of the fact that its greatest strength lies in the ability to articulate a democratically validated foreign policy.
International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-), 1993
Studies on technical efficiency and financial sustainability of firms respectively, have captured... more Studies on technical efficiency and financial sustainability of firms respectively, have captured the attention of many scholars in both developed and developing economies over several decades. There are patchy empirical evidences however, that link technical efficiency and financial sustainability of small scale agro-processing firms in the context of developing economies like Tanzania. Sunflower Oil Processing Firms are of no exception as the sub-sector is dominated by small scale firms with no well documented relationship between technical efficiency and their financial sustainability. This study was set to determine the relationship between technical efficiency and financial sustainability while controlling for staff productivity. The study used firm level cross-sectional data collected from 219 sunflower oil processing firms randomly selected in Dodoma and Singida regions. A Multiple Linear Regression Model was used in analysing the data. Technical efficiency scores were estimated using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. It was found that there exists a relationship between technical efficiency and financial sustainability of
Le débat sur la représentation à la naissance de l'Inde postcoloniale fut marqué par deux fig... more Le débat sur la représentation à la naissance de l'Inde postcoloniale fut marqué par deux figures clés de la vie politique du pays : Ambedkar et Gandhi, expression de deux conceptions opposées. L'une insiste sur les différences des identités sociales à garder pour donner à travers la représentation un espace aux plus faibles. L'autre au nom de l'égalité des individus exalte l'unité de la nation, à laquelle le morcellement légal du corps social ne devrait pas porter atteinte.
Anglistica AION : An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2008
Rossella Ciocca interviews Sunil Khilnani author of the much appraised The Idea of India: one of ... more Rossella Ciocca interviews Sunil Khilnani author of the much appraised The Idea of India: one of the best non-fictional introductions to the complexities of politics in contemporary India. The strengths and weaknesses of present-day uneven modernity are discussed around a few strategic topics. First of all plurality, which in its linguistic, cultural, religious, ethnic variety has been vindicated since Independence as a foundational value, is seen as the quintessential resource for achosen practice of syncretism but also in danger of becoming the very source of fragmentation and implosion in a country increasingly maimed by fundamentalism and fanaticism. Democracy is then interrogated between the comfortable perspective of the firmly established and normally operating mechanisms of democratic routine, on the one hand, and the flawsof a still dramatically unjust system of distribution of rights and opportunities, on the other. Identity politics is in turn analysed both in its positiv...
The Oxford Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy, 2010
How should India’s rise be understood in the framework of international relations and a changing ... more How should India’s rise be understood in the framework of international relations and a changing global order? This chapter assesses India’s jostle for an advantageous position on the world stage through three sets of lenses: the attempt to voice the civilizational values of a nascent nation; the expressions of the economic and developmental needs of a poor citizenry; and the self-professed aims and pursuits of the interests of a sovereign state. It then outlines some of the challenges in defining India’s international position, and explores possible means through which these can be navigated. In order to optimize the rewards of India’s interactions with the global order, deft management of all three approaches is necessary, enabled by a recognition of the fact that its greatest strength lies in the ability to articulate a democratically validated foreign policy.
International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-), 1993
Studies on technical efficiency and financial sustainability of firms respectively, have captured... more Studies on technical efficiency and financial sustainability of firms respectively, have captured the attention of many scholars in both developed and developing economies over several decades. There are patchy empirical evidences however, that link technical efficiency and financial sustainability of small scale agro-processing firms in the context of developing economies like Tanzania. Sunflower Oil Processing Firms are of no exception as the sub-sector is dominated by small scale firms with no well documented relationship between technical efficiency and their financial sustainability. This study was set to determine the relationship between technical efficiency and financial sustainability while controlling for staff productivity. The study used firm level cross-sectional data collected from 219 sunflower oil processing firms randomly selected in Dodoma and Singida regions. A Multiple Linear Regression Model was used in analysing the data. Technical efficiency scores were estimated using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. It was found that there exists a relationship between technical efficiency and financial sustainability of
Le débat sur la représentation à la naissance de l'Inde postcoloniale fut marqué par deux fig... more Le débat sur la représentation à la naissance de l'Inde postcoloniale fut marqué par deux figures clés de la vie politique du pays : Ambedkar et Gandhi, expression de deux conceptions opposées. L'une insiste sur les différences des identités sociales à garder pour donner à travers la représentation un espace aux plus faibles. L'autre au nom de l'égalité des individus exalte l'unité de la nation, à laquelle le morcellement légal du corps social ne devrait pas porter atteinte.
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