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F O R E W O R D

The current issue of New Arrivals: List of New Additions with Summaries contains a list of Reference Works, New Books, acquired during the period April-June 2017 and available for use in the National Social Science Documentation Centre of ICSSR.

In the main text, entries are arranged by Author, followed by bibliographical details and summary of documents. Books with editors have been arranged by title. Subject index is given at the end in which subject refers to the serial number of the entry in the main text.

Suggestions are welcome.

Nutan Johry NASSDOC (In-charge)

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Act East and India's North-East/ edited by C. Joshua Thomas and

Konthoujam Sarda--New Delhi: Pantagon Press, 2017

49253

This book is an outcome of the deliberations of the session on

"Act East and India's North-East: How to Reap the Dividend" on

the inauguration of the ASEAN Studies Centre, Shillong on 8th

August 2016. This volume captures the essence of Indias

transition for looking East to acting East in the context of the

(NER) and the opportunities and the limitations that it brings

with it. A paradigm shift in policy making in consultation with

the people of NER and not through the prism of security

concerns could make the North-East to be the gateway to South-

East Asia'. It gives an overview of Indias Act East policy from

economic and strategic perspective and enumerates on issues

and areas whereby the North-Eastern states can effectively

contribute to Indias Act East policy.

2 Annual review of psychology: vol. 68/ edited by Susan T. Fiske,

Daniel L. Schacter and Shelley E. Taylor-- Palo Alto: Annual

Reviews, 2017

49249

The Annual Review of Psychology, in publication since 1950,

covers the significant developments in the field of psychology,

including: human development, social psychology, personality,

environmental psychology, community psychology, biological

bases of behavior, sensation and perception, cognitive processes,

psychopathology, clinical and counseling psychology, animal

learning and behavior, and more. Some of the aspects discussed

in this volume are memory; learning, reward and decision

making; structure of social cognition; social motivation; attitude

strength; how power affects people; psychology of close

relationships; learning from errors; mindfulness interventions,

etc.

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3 Arora, Santosh 49240

Role stress and job satisfaction among working women/ Santosh

Arora--Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House, 2017

This book looks into the organizational role stress and job

satisfaction among women teachers, doctors and clerks of bank

and LIC. The sample of the study constituted of 300 women in

the age group of 18-60 years. The author feels that these are the

professions in which much of the stress comes from nature and

quantity of work and lack of recognition. To study job satisfaction

its influencing factors becomes essential because if one knows the

factors influencing job satisfaction then only remedial procedures

can be undertaken to improve satisfaction towards job and reduce

stress related to it.

4

Baofu, Peter

49262-63

Beyond anthropology to post-anthropology: towards a new theory

of centrality and peripherality in the post-human future/ Peter

Baofu--New Delhi: Overseas Press (India), 2 Vols. 2017

This document offers to understand the future of anthropology

(and related fields) in regard to the dialectic relationship between

centrality and peripherality (and those in order dichotomies)

while learning from different approaches in the literature without

favoring any one of them. It offers a theory of post-anthropology

to go beyond the existing approaches in a novel way and is

organized in four chapters.

5

Bhattacharjee, Shibdas

49257

India's fragile foreign policy towards neighbouring nations/

Shibdas Bhattacharjee--New Delhi: Overseas Press (India), 2017

This book approaches to perceive Indias foreign policy towards

the neighbouring nations where the criterion of judgment is

Indias strategic and diplomatic strengths as well as weaknesses.

The study unveils real state and actual strength of Indias sharing

land border with China, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, and

Bangladesh, as well as Indias maritime interests and

relationships with nations like Sri Lanka and Maldives which

bears great significance and larger implications in safeguarding

Indias international border, territorial integrity and maritime

interests in different front and frontiers; North, Northeast,

Northwest and the South-coastal regions as well as the security of

the rest of the nation. The venture exposes the callous approach

of Indias foreign policy think-tank and the failure in articulating

definite policy towards the neighbouring nations and how these

have impacted New Delhis military and strategic interests in the

region and beyond.

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6 Corporate social responsibility in India: quest for socio-economic

transformation/ edited by Ranjit Singh Ghuman and Rajeev Sharma-

-Chandigarh: Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial

Development, 2016

49246

This book is an outcome of a "National Seminar on Corporate

Social Responsibility" organised at Centre for Research in Rural

and Industrial Development during 12-14 March 2015. Papers are

classified under three sections. Section one deals with four

aspects - role of CSR v/s 3P business models, model village

development through CSR, addressing the hunger and nutritional

problems and challenges and opportunities of CSR. The focus of

section two is on the new CSR and labour practices, interface of

NGOs and CSR provision in India, CSR in commercial banks and

the role of multi-stakeholders in meeting the goals of

development centric agenda in Odisha. The third section consists

of four papers on the broad theme of CSR, inclusive growth and

socio-economic transformation.

7 Daga, Poonam 49256

Diaspora and second generation adaptation/ Poonam Daga--New

Delhi: Overseas Press (India), 2015

Expatriate writings cover the paradigms of the aloofness of

migrants on the strange land, their herculean efforts of

assimilation, adaptation and acculturation at various levels of

their living in a foreign land resulting into a distinct hybridised

identity. The first generation of immigrants often attempt to retain

their originality in the new land and in doing so they also

compel their off springs to do everything to preserve the native

culture thereby giving birth to double standards in their life.

Jhumpa Lahiri and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni reflected through

their novels and short story collections the pathos of a split

identity which they had experienced in their own life.

Interpretation of vivid shades of immigrants personalities

through a variety of characters under various situations is the crux

of the world portrayed by Lahiri and Divakaruni. Considering the

characters of successive generations the reading evolves that the

confusion and losses diminish with the descending generation and

thus increase the acceptance for the adopted land. Racial

discrimination, generational clashes, distinct parenting and

relational disturbances are the issues that can be earmarked as the

problems confronted by the people of diasporas.

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8

Electoral politics in India: the resurgence of the Bharatiya Janta

Party/ edited by Suhas Palshikar, Sanjay Kumar and Sanjay Lodha--

London: Routledge, 2017

49254

The themes presented in this book are the deliberations of the

Seminar titled "Understanding the 2014 General Elections

Mandate and Its Impact on National Politics" held at the Mohan

Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur on 5-7 February 2015. This

volume attempts to explain the BJP's victory in the General

Elections held in 2014 and offer explanations for the same by

looking at three different terrains: parties, states and issues. It

looks into party-level explanations of both the BJP and the

Congress and how they performed among their core

constituencies. It also focuses on those states where the BJP saw

massive victories and also mention those states where due to the

predominance of state specifications, the party could not perform

well. This book also has chapters on leadership, locality, age,

class and media exposure as these were important determinants

in these elections. The volume presents an in - depth analysis of

the electoral results, state-wise studies, the factors leading up to

these outcomes, and the road India has travelled since then.

9

Engaging the world: Indian foreign policy since 1947/ edited by

Sumit Ganguly --New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2016

49245

Engaging the world explains the evolution of Indias foreign

relations from 1947 to the present day, taking into consideration

international, domestic, and individual circumstances. Using a

multilevel analytical framework to organize each chapter, the

book provides a comprehensive survey of Indias relation with its

immediate neighbors (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and

Afghanistan), key status in the international order (United States,

China and Russia), three major western European countries

(United Kingdom, France and Germany) and countries and region

that lie athwart India (Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Israel,

Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa). Also included are

chapters that specifically describe Indias energy, nuclear and

economic policies.

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India. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

National Sample Survey Office

S239

Household assets and indebtedness among social groups 2013 /

National Sample Survey Office. Ministry of Statistics and

Programme Implementation. Government of India--New Delhi:

the author, 2016

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) undertook All India Debt

and Investment Survey (AIDIS) in 70th round of NSS during

January-December, 2013. In the survey, information on

household indebtedness was collected as on 30th June 2012. Most

of the state governments also participated in this survey on a

matching sample basis. Thus report covers several aspects of

household asset and indebtedness by various characteristics for

different social groups.

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India. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

National Sample Survey Office

S238

Household indebtedness in India 2013/ National Sample Survey

Office. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

Government of India--New Delhi: the author, 2016

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) undertook All-India

Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS) in 70th round of NSS

carried out during January-December 2013. In the survey,

information on household indebtedness was collected as on 30th

June 2012. Most of the state government also participated in this

survey on a matching sample basis. This report covers several

aspects of household indebtedness, like number of households

reporting cash loans, average amount of outstanding cash loan

and distribution of outstanding cash dues of households by

various characteristics.

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13

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

49271

Climate change 2014: synthesis report: contribution of Working

Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ edited by Rajendra

K. Pachauri and others--Geneva: IPCC, 2014

This report is based on the assessments carried out by the three

Working Groups of the IPCC. It provides an integrated

assessment of climate change and addresses the following topics:

observed changes and their causes; future climate changes, risks

and impacts; future pathways for adaptation, mitigation and

sustainable development.

14

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II

49270

Climate change 2014: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability:

summaries, frequently asked questions and cross-chapter boxes/

edited by Christopher B. Field and others--Geneva: World

Meteorological Organization, 2014

The book consists of a brief summary for policymakers and a

longer technical summary. A series of cross-Chapter boxes and a

collection of frequently asked questions provide an integrated

perspective on selected key issues. Discusses assessing and

managing the risks of climate change; observed impacts,

vulnerability and adaptation in a complex and changing world;

future risks and other opportunities for adaptation and managing

future risks and building resilience.

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15 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II 49268-69

Climate change 2014: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability:

Working Group II contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of

the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ edited by

Christopher B. Field and others--New York: Cambridge

University Press, 2 Parts. 2014

This book is the part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change assessment focused on the question, why does climate

change matter? The report considers impacts of climate changes

that have already occurred and risks of future impacts and

vulnerabilities and interactions that make some climate events

devastating, while others pass with little notice. Risks of climate

change impacts for the health and security of people and

ecosystems across the regions of the earth, including the oceans

and the poles; risks of climate change impacts for human

activities, from agriculture and manufacturing to recreation is also

discussed. Some other issues deliberated upon are- relationships

among risks of climate change impacts, the amount of climate

change that occurs, and investment in adaptation to climate

changes that cannot be avoided; regional and sectoral key risks

and vulnerabilities. Also addressed are prospects for adaptation,

including opportunities, barriers and financing; broad dimensions

of a climate change solution-space with an emphasis on cost-

effective, iterative risk management that yields benefits for

sustainable development as well as climate change adaptation.

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group III

49267

Climate change 2014: mitigation of climate change: summary for

policymakers and technical summary: part of the Working Group

III contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ edited by Ottmar

Edenhofer and others--Geneva, IPCC, 2015

Mitigation is a human intervention to reduce the source or

enhance the risks of greenhouse gases. The book consists of a

brief summary for policymakers and a longer technical summary.

Discusses trends in stocks and flows of greenhouse gases and

their drivers; mitigation pathways and measures in the context of

sustainable development and mitigation policies and institutions.

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group III

49266

Climate change 2014: mitigation of climate change: Working

Group III contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ edited by Ottmar

Edenhofer and others--New York: Cambridge University Press,

2014

The contribution of Working Group III to the IPCCs Fifth

Assessment Report assesses options for mitigating climate

change and their underlying technological, economic and

institutional requirements. This assessment is framed by analyses

of risk and uncertainty, of social, economic and ethical concepts

and of implications for sustainable development and equity. The

authors have investigated trends and drivers of greenhouse gas

emissions and mitigation measures for all major sectors: energy,

transport, buildings, industry, agriculture, forestry and other land

use. An additional chapter is dedicated to urban mitigation, a

cross-cutting topic at the local scale. The sectoral perspective is

complemented by cross-sectoral and cross-regional findings

based on scenarios that originate from integrated models. The

report provides an ex-post assessment of climate relevant policies

and characterizes pathways to alternative climate policy goals and

their implications at international, regional, national and sub-

national levels. The report concludes with an assessment of

investment and finance issues.

18 International Seminar and Annual Convention of Council for Teacher

Education Kerala State Chapter ( 2016 March 2-4 : Ernakulam,

Kochi)

49265

Education for global citizenship: learning to live together:

proceedings of papers/ Organised by St. Joseph College of

Teacher Education for Women and Common Wealth Council for

Educational Administration & edited by Mary Joseph--Kochi: St.

Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, 2016

Global citizenship education is studying global problems and the

various strategies for addressing them. This seminar attempts to

explore the relationship of global citizenship and responsibility to

the environment, explore the various rights and obligations that

citizen may be said to have in their communities, nations and in

the world. Discusses global citizenship education under five

headings human resource management, human rights education,

environmental stewardship, cultural dimensions of education and

emerging paradigms for promoting global citizenship.

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19

International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations:

Evolving Genre of ETDs for Knowledge Discovery (8th : 2015

November 4-6)

49251

ETD 2015 India: evolving genre of ETDs for knowledge

discovery/ Organised by JNU, Networked Digital Library of

Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD.ORG), USA and INFLIBNET

Centre and edited by Ramesh C. Gaur and others--New Delhi:

Excel India Publishers, 2015

Theses and dissertations are considered important data sets in

research and development activities. Open access movement has

given greater accessibility of theses and dissertations to the

research fraternity. The papers published here pick up on the

multiple issues relating to electronic theses and dissertations.

Papers deliberated upon in this seminar have been classified into

six headings: ETD programs: implementation and policies; ETDs

for research and development; legal and ethical issues for ETDs;

tools and technologies for ETDs; ETD country studies and

consortiums and ETD archives: case studies. 28 abstracts for

presentation only, 22 abstracts for poster paper have also been

included in this volume. These works highlight emerging issues

and contextual problems of ETDs.

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20 Kanojia, Sumita T. 49250

Women and refugee law: perspectives from India/ Sumita T.

Kanojia --Umbergaon: Fidelity International Publications, 2016

The present book tries to explore some of the issues that arise

when the phenomenon of refugee flow is viewed through a

gendered lens by concentrating on the experience of Sri Lankan

Tamil women refugees in Tamil Nadu refugee camps or

settlements. Divided into seven chapters, discusses the origin,

evolution and need for reconceptualising International Refugee

Law and provides an analysis of why a gender-based refugee law

is imperative. Indias refugee policy in general and through a

gender lens and the role of international organizations such as the

UNHCR and domestic NGOs is also examined. Also provides an

overview of Sri Lankan scenario, reasons for people fleeing to

India with special reference to women refugees. After examining

the historical background of the problem, analyses the situation

of the Sri Lankan Tamil women refugees in the camps of India.

The significance of clashing culture and divergent social norms

that they face on daily basis is highlighted. Examines problems

women in refugee camps encountered while fleeing Sri Lanka and

in the camps they are presently housed. It examines the extent to

which the present laws ameliorate the problems they face. Lastly

provides an over view of the study and suggestions to deal with

the problems.

21 Maiti, Moumita Moitra 49243

Watershed management: an empirical study at drought prone

Districts of West Bengal/ Moumita Moitra Maiti-- Mumbai:

Himalaya Publishing House, 2017

The present work attempts to understand the cause of water

scarcity and aims to explore all possibilities of water management

at a basin scale by constructing a water budget for a basin situated

in drought prone Districts of Purulia and Bankura in West Bengal.

It attempts to understand the interaction of rainfall, land, soil and

land use at mouza level leading to seasonal runoff,

evapotranspiration and infiltration. A water harvesting proposal

has been formulated based on estimation of water budget for

check dam construction and rooftop water harvesting. Rational

reservoir size for both check dam sites and rooftop water

harvesting has been designed. Suitable sites for excavating ponds,

plantations are selected using spatial analysis techniques of GIS.

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22 Mishra, R.K. 49247

Enhancing accountability in public service delivery through

citizen's charters: the Indian experience/ R.K Mishra and Geeta

Potaraju--New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2015

Public services are used by majority of the Indian population, and

the government of India has been pushing reforms to bring in

greater transparency, accountability and responsiveness in public

service delivery. This book focuses on citizens charter which is

one of the most effective tools used by governments world over

to improve service delivery especially to the poor. It narrates the

Indian experience of using citizens charter, at the center and

states as a tool for improving governance and bringing in greater

efficiency and accountability.

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Mishra, R.K.

49252

Memorandum of understanding in India/ R.K. Mishra and Geeta

Potaraju--New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2016

The authors observe that though the Government has delegated

financial and administrative powers to PEs (public enterprises) to

a great extent to provide considerable financial leverage for

taking prudent decisions, the result are not satisfactory. It has

been several decades since the MoU system has been introduced

in India in the hope of incentivizing performance, yet there are

considerable numbers of PEs which are languishing in the fair and

good category in terms of performance. Performance challenges

still exist in the public sector enterprises which are mainly due to

inadequate systems, processes, and latest technology. The focus

now is on making the PEs more efficient and competitive so that

they can face the stiff market competition. There is a clear

direction that has been set with the Performance Management

Division taking lead and rolling out the overarching PMS and

implementing RFD. The RFD system provides a comprehensive

framework of performance measurement and management for all

the government departments/ministries, to develop performance

plans in sync with the national priorities and programmes. With

the RFD system in place, it will give greater stability to the MoU

system and make it sustainable.

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24 Parmod Kumar 49238

Literature and marginality/ Parmod Kumar-- New Delhi: Sunrise

Publications, 2016

The Dalit literary movement has had an immense socio political

and literary impact on various aspects of Indian social life. This

book discusses Dalit autobiographies like Bama's Karukku

originally written in Tamil and translated into English;

Sharankumar Limbalas Akkarmashi originally in Marathi

translated as The Outcaste; Urmila Pawars The Weave of My Life

originally written in Marathi as Aaydan; and Narendra Jadhavs

Out Caste: A Memoir. Also undertakes a comparative study of

Namdeo Dhasals and Langston Hughess poetry and a

comparative study the Indian Dalit Aesthetic Movement and

Black Arts Movement with reference to select poetry of Namdeo

Dahasal and Sonia Sancher. Presents comparative perspectives of

Dalit writing in India, Afro-American writing in America and

Aboriginal writing in Australia. The last chapter studies Baby

Kambles The Person We Broke.

25 Paul, D. John 49241

Socio-economic and working conditions of the tea plantation

workers in Tamil Nadu: a social work response to industrial

setting/ D. John Paul--Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House,

2017

This book provides theoretical and historical background of tea

plantation work and tea plantation workers, their occupational

profile, living and working conditions, occupational risks and

health problems in India in general and in Tamil Nadu in

particular (workers working under TANTEA), critical review of

the related literature on tea plantation work and on various aspects

of tea plantation workers, methodological strategy and contextual

setting of the study. Also deals with profiles of the respondents,

their living and working conditions, different provisions of health

care, safety, welfare and social security, their (workers and

officials) perceptions about overall functioning of TANTEA,

worker's job satisfaction and discussion of significant findings,

conclusions and suggestions. Lastly highlights the implications of

findings, recommendations and suggestions for reforming and

improving the socio-economic condition and standard of living as

well as working conditions of tea plantation workers and also the

functioning of TANTEA.

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26 Punjab. Vidhan Sabha S240

Punjab Vidhan Sabha: compendium of who's who of members

(1937-2012)/ Punjab Vidhan Sabha--Chandigarh: Punjab Vidhan

Sabha Secretariat, 2016

It is a veritable window to know about the brief life - sketches of

all those Members who have participated in the democratic

governance of the state and glorified this institution with their

valuable contributions. It includes the data of names,

constituencies and brief profiles of Honble Members of Punjab

Legislative Assembly since 1937 up to date after collecting

records from different sources, i.e. from the official website of

Provincial Assembly of Punjab (Pakistan) Lahore, lists of

Members appearing in the debates of the Legislative Assembly

available in the Library of this secretariat and also from the

records of the Elections Department, Punjab. The information

regarding life-sketches of the Members compiled herein is based

on the details furnished by the Honble Members themselves, and

the data pertaining to the elections has been collected from the

Election Department, Punjab.

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28 Right to health: theory and practice/ edited by Gunilla Backman--

New Delhi: Overseas Press (India), 2014

49258

Health and human right law (the right to health) are two very

powerful and influential professional areas. Their objectives are

similar: to improve the well-being of the whole population and to

ensure that everyone, without discrimination, has access to

quality health services. The Right to Health: Theory and Practice

aims to discuss public health and human rights, with a specific

focus on the right to health. Health cases from developed and

developing countries are used to show how different fields

(health, ethics, law, and the right to health), broadly defined,

interact or can interact with one another to improve health

outcomes. It promotes the practical application of the right to

health and it stresses that the right to health requires effective,

integrated and responsive national health systems that are

accessible to all.

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Sarkaria, Maninder Singh

49236

Education and development relationship in Punjab/ Maninder

Singh Sarkaria--Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House, 2016

Education and development of a country go hand in hand and one

cannot exist without the other. Using secondary data on various

variables such as literacy rate, drop-out rate, number of teachers,

enrolment, pupil-teacher ratio, NSDP, per capita income, fertility

rate, population growth rate, incidence of poverty and

unemployment, etc. and primary data collected through survey of

1520 households from urban, semi-urban and rural habitations of

Punjab, the study has observed that expansion of education is

positively correlated with growth in NSDP as well as per capita

income. Educational progress is inversely related to poverty as

well as unemployment. There is a negative relationship between

educational growth and fertility rate, population growth rate and

child/infant mortality rate. Rise in the literacy rate has favourable

impact on life expectancy. The study strongly supports the view,

that the planners in the country should devote more resources to

education and they should refrain from applying cuts on

education budget.

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30 Shashi Bala 49261

Gaps in education and the world of work: a gender perspective /

Shashi Bala--Noida: V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, 2017

The present study is an effort towards finding the importance of

education for any nation and its individuals, both men and

women. It attempts to find out the mismatch between the

education and employment situation, from both the pass out

students and employers point of view in a gender perspective. The

study was conducted in NCT of Delhi and the state of Uttar

Pradesh. Data on enrolment pattern, nature of employability,

mismatch between education and jobs, reasons for mismatch

between education and jobs, minimum and maximum age for first

job, time gap to get the job on completion of education and other

important findings are presented in tabular and graphical form.

Also reviews some important educational institutions promoting

inclusive education, skill development and employment.

Summary, findings and recommendations are also given.

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Shashi Bala

49260

Gender parity in education and employment: a global perspective

/ Shashi Bala--Noida: V.V Giri National Labour Institute, 2017

Gender based discrimination in education is both a cause and a

consequence of broader forms of gender inequality in society.

This book is divided into three sections. The first section reviews

gender parity in education and employment at global level and

discusses global initiatives undertaken for reducing gender

inequality. Gender inequality in education is examined in terms

of out-of-school children, total enrolment in different levels of

education, youth and adult literacy rate, gender parity index on

the basis of gross enrolment ratio, etc. for the world as whole.

Gender inequality is shown in different countries on the basis of

employment by education level. Section two reviews the gender

parity achieved in education and employment in India. After

giving historical view of educational development, it looks into

the major initiatives undertaken by different ministries and

organisations for education, employment and human

development. The study also suggests important policy and

programme concerns which will help close the gender gap in

education and employment.

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32 Singh, Pradeep Kumar 49239

Problems and prospects of business process outsourcing in India

since 1990/Pradeep Kumar Singh--New Delhi: Manak

Publications, 2016

The service sector is the leading sector of the Indian economy

which has attracted significantly foreign investment flow,

contributed significantly to exports as well as provided large-

scale employment. The contribution of the service sector to the

Indian economy has been manifold. The growth of service sector

is based on information technology enabled services (ITES) and

outsourcing (BPO) forms an important part of the IT Industry.

India has gained a brand identity as a knowledge economy due to

its IT and ITES-BPO sector. BPO (Business process outsourcing)

is the delegation of an intensive business process to an outside

service provider who owns administers and manages it according

to a defined set of metrics. BPO is generally for back-end

administrative functions that are necessary to run a business.

India continues to be the dominant player in the global

outsourcing sector; build around the policy of efficiency and cost

effectiveness. This book discusses problems potential and

challenges of BPO Sector. Highlights its strengths, weakness,

opportunities and threats through SWOT analysis. It also

highlights the government policies towards the BPO sector. This

book discusses the various dimensions of BPO sector in India

both from national and global perspective.

33 Singh, Surendra 49242

Urban governance and socio-political accountability of

Municipal Corporation of Delhi/ Surendra Singh --New Delhi:

Sunrise Publications, 2016

This book attempts to study the organizational structure,

composition and functional responsibilities of the Municipal

Corporation of Delhi. It also discusses MCD role in managing

city problems i.e. waste management, pollution, greening and

afforestation, reforms in urban planning. Highlights financial

crisis in MCD.

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Teotia, Manoj Kumar

49248

Urban development in North-West India: emerging trends,

concerns and strategies/ Manoj Kumar Teotia--Chandigarh:

Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, 2016

Based on compilation of extensive data on various aspects of

urban development in North-Western India, the book is an

attempt to contribute to the existing debate on emerging trends,

concerns and strategies in urban development in India. With the

discussion on the city and state level case studies from the region

the volume tries to explore how state and city governments in

North-Western India have been dealing with the emerging urban

issues and challenges and what shot of local policies are emerging

to deal with the growing crucial urban problems. The manuscript

underlines issues and concerns relating to urbanisation, housing,

slums, poverty, urban infrastructure and services, urban planning

and governance in North-Western India. It also consolidates the

perception of residents about the same gathered from four major

towns of the region i.e. Amritsar, Srinagar, Faridabad and Shimla.

Urban development in North-Western region of India comprising

Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and

Chandigarh is at cross roads. Urban development seems to be

neglected in urban policy planning over successful planning eras.

The onset of liberal regimes in promoting development of real

estate markets, beginning of low interest home loans, lack of

strong regulation of land and housing deals seems to have made

them the commodity for speculation. Housing problem seem to

acquire serious dimension in the wake of rapid urbanization,

commodification of land.

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35 Understanding international counter terrorism: a professional's guide

to the operational art/ edited by A. Hunsicker--New Delhi: Overseas

Press (India), 2015

49259

This manual attempts to lay out a comprehensive strategy of how

to deal with a whole gamut of possible terrorist incidents. It

covers from bombing and hostage taking, to NBC (Nuclear,

Biological and Chemical) Terrorism, what needs to be done

before, during and after an event. This manual combines what

minimally needs to be understood about Operational Counter

Terrorism by the government-level policy maker, while at the

same time helping the personnel on the first responder level who

are planning to cope with what must at least initially seem like an

overwhelming attack. The author feels that the only way to

effectively deal with terrorism is to have a thorough

understanding of its present-day characteristics such as who is

involved and what weapons and tactics are the terrorists likely to

be using.

36

United Nations Population Fund, New Delhi

49264

Caring for our elders: early responses: India ageing report - 2017/

United Nations Population Fund--New Delhi: the author, 2017

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has been focusing

on the emerging area of population ageing and working to build

knowledge base urgently needed to support policies and

programmes. This report titled Caring for our elders: early

responses, India ageing report-2017, takes stock of the ageing

scenario, looks at responses from the government and non-

governmental organizations, and documents select good practices

in elderly care which could be replicated on scale.

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37

Velassery, Sebastian

49255

Caste identities and the ideology of exclusion: a post-script on the

humanization of Indian social life/ Sebastian Velassery and

Reena Patra--New Delhi: Overseas Press (India), 2016

The present study is purported to examine and understand the

Indian caste system as the unique ideology of exclusivist doctrine

which has its distinctive and continuous impact on Indian social,

political and cultural life. This study intends to re-look at the

humanization claims of the social and political activists of India

and argue that the existing conditions prevailing in this country,

despite having attained political freedom, is not conducive yet, to

achieve human freedom; the reason is that Indian society is

overshadowed with caste considerations and its metaphysical

trappings where an individual is recognised and accepted in terms

of his caste or ethnicity. This book explores the social, political,

economic and cultural contents of Dalit transformation and the

way such transformation has paved way for the resurgence of the

human spirit. A central element in the humanization debate in the

Indian context is the aspirations and struggles of the marginalised

masses (Dalits) for a new identity and humanity based on the

values of equality, social justice and human dignity.

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SUBJECT INDEX Entry No.

ACT EAST POLICY - INDIA 1

ANTHROPOLOGY 4

ASEAN 1

BHARATIYA JANTA PARTY 8

BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING 32

CLIMATIC CHANGES 13, 14, 15,

16, 17

COACHING INSTITUTES 10

COMMUNITY FORESTS - MADHYA PRADESH 27

DALIT LITERATURE 24

DALITS 37

DEBT - INDIA - STATISTICS 11, 12

DISSERTATIONS, ACADEMIC 19

DROUGHTS - WEST BENGAL - MANAGEMENT 21

EDUCATION - ECONOMIC ASPECTS - PUNJAB 29

EDUCATION AND GLOBALIZATION 18

EDUCATION, SECONDARY 10

21

ELECTIONS - INDIA 8

ELECTRONIC DISSERTATIONS 19

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY - INDIA 22

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES - INDIA 23

HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS - INDIA 11, 12

HOUSEHOLDS - INDIA - STATISTICS 11, 12

INDIA - CHARTERS, GRANTS, PRIVILEGES 22

INDIA - FOREIGN RELATIONS 1, 5, 9

INDIA - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT 8

INDIAN DIASPORA 7

MARGINALITY, SOCIAL - INDIA 37

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI 33

OLDER PEOPLE - INDIA - CARE 36

PSYCHOLOGY - PERIODICALS 2

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - INDIA 22

PUNJAB - BIOGRAPHY - DIRECTORIES 26

PUNJAN. VIDHAN SABHA 26

22

REFUGEES, SRI LANKAN - TAMILNADU 20

RIGHT TO HEALTH 28

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS 6

TAMILNADU TEA PLANTATION CORPORATION

LIMITED

25

TEA PLANTATION WORKERS - TAMILNADU 25

TERRORISM 35

TRIBES AND TRIBALS - MADHYA PRADESH 27

URBANIZATION - INDIA, NORTHWESTERN 34

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT - WEST BENGAL 21

WOMEN - EDUCATION 31

WOMEN - EDUCATION - DELHI 30

WOMEN - EDUCATION - UTTAR PRADESH 30

WOMEN - EMPLOYMENT 31

WOMEN - EMPLOYMENT - DELHI 30

WOMEN - EMPLOYMENT - UTTAR PRADESH 30

WOMEN EMPLOYEES - JOB SATISFACTION 3

WOMEN EMPLOYEES - JOB STRESS 3

WOMEN REFUGEES 20

23