Essays about: "Indian village"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words Indian village.

  1. 11. Operation Barga: An Exercise in Legal Empowerment? (A qualitative study of sharecroppers (‘bargadar’) and landowners in a West Bengal village)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Rupsha Dasgupta; [2011]
    Keywords : Operation Barga; bargadar; Legal empowerment of the poor; Commission on the legal empowerment of the poor; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The central premise of this thesis is an analysis of one major land reform programme (Operation Barga) initiated in the Indian state of West Bengal, from the Legal Empowerment of the Poor (LEP) perspective. Specifically, the research question addressed is the role of Operation Barga as a tool in legally empowering the poor bargadar (sharecroppers) and its impact on the landowners, over a period of thirty years, in a West Bengal village. READ MORE

  3. 12. Influence of cultural dimensions on Agile team behavioral characteristics

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

    Author : Veena Veerla; Maanasa Subrahmanyam; [2011]
    Keywords : Agile software development; agile team; Hofstede cultural dimensions; Power distance; Individualism Collectivism; Masculinity Femininity; Uncertainty avoidance; Autonomy; Shared leadership; Learning; team orientation; Redundancy; Literature review and Survey.;

    Abstract : Context: Agile methodologies are widely recognized in western countries. From past few years, its practices are being successfully adopted in global settings especially in eastern countries. Across the world, teams are following its values and principles. READ MORE

  4. 13. Industrial Pollution and Economic Compensation : A  Study of Down Stream Villages in Noyyal River, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, South India

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : Dorai Kannan Santhi Kanna; [2008]
    Keywords : economic compensation; industrial pollution; agriculture loss; polluter pay principle;

    Abstract : Tirupur is an Indian textile town which constitutes many dyeing and bleaching units situated in the upstream. Tirupur serves as one of the major exporters of textiles. The industrial pollution have affected not only the surface water but also the soils and ground water. READ MORE

  5. 14. Decentralised Management and Community Participation : A Minor Field Study about Irrigation and Communication in Central India

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : Erik Glaas; [2007]
    Keywords : Participatory Irrigation Management; Water Users Association; Communication; Community Participation; NGO;

    Abstract : India and many other developing countries confront serious problems of declining water tables. In India there is no real water shortage, but ineffective use of surface water leads to freshwater run-off. READ MORE

  6. 15. Determinants of Household Poverty in Rural Gujarat, India

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Aziz Sunderji; [2007]
    Keywords : household survey; india; poverty profile; farming; development;

    Abstract : Although India’s economy is growing at a blistering pace, most Indians still live in rural areas, many of them in poor households. Based on data from a household survey conducted for an Indian NGO between March and August 2004, this study seeks to model household poverty in a sample village in the Western state of Gujarat. READ MORE